creole

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English - English
Used as a proper noun denoting any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti

She grew up speaking Creole.

A member of a French-African ethnic group in Louisiana
A French-African ethnic group in Louisiana
A dialect formed from two languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language
{n} a native of the West Indies or Spanish America, descended from European ancestors
{i} pidgin French language spoken primarily by people of African heritage
A member of this ethnic group
{i} West Indian of European descent; person from the southern U.S. or Caribbean who is descended from French settlers
{s} of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creole language
{s} of or pertaining to a creole language; made with a tomato-based spicy sauce with peppers and onions
{i} language that is a mixture of a few separate languages and was formed as a result of contact between cultures
(cree-ole) -- People of mixed French and Spanish blood who are born in South Louisiana Now, can also describe a type of cuisine and a style of architecture
(English) A person of European ancestry born in the Americas Also criollo (Spanish)
Creole means belonging to or relating to the Creole community. Coconut Rice Balls is a Creole dish. In the 16th-18th centuries, a person born in Spanish America of Spanish parents, as distinguished from one born in Spain but residing in America. Under Spanish colonial rule, Creoles suffered from discrimination; it was consequently Creoles who led the 19th-century revolutions against Spain and became the new ruling class. Today Creole has widely varying meanings. In Louisiana it can mean either French-speaking white descendants of early French and Spanish settlers, or people of mixed descent who speak a form of French and Spanish. In Latin America the term may denote a local-born person of pure Spanish extraction or a member of the urban Europeanized classes as opposed to rural Indians. In the West Indies it refers to all people, regardless of ancestry, who are part of the Caribbean culture. See also Creole language. Any pidgin language that has become established as the native language of a speech community. A creole usually arises when speakers of one language become economically or politically dominant over speakers of another. A simplified or modified form of the dominant group's language (pidgin), used for communication between the two groups, may eventually become the native language of the less powerful community. Examples include Sea Island Creole (formerly Gullah, derived from English), spoken in South Carolina's Sea Islands; Haitian Creole (derived from French); and Papiamento (derived from Spanish and Portuguese), spoken in Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire
a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
A Creole is a person descended from the Europeans who first settled in the West Indies or the southern United States of America
a person of mixed Spanish and Black African or French and Black African ancestry
A style of cooking that features a spicy sauce or dish made especially with tomatoes, peppers, onion, celery, and seasoning Creole cuisine is often served over rice
A pidgin which has been adopted as a mother tongue New Guinea pidgin English is the best known example
a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
A Creole is a person of mixed African and European race, who lives in the West Indies and speaks a creole language
Originally described those people of mixed French and Spanish blood who migrated from Europe or were born in Southeast Louisiana and lived as city or plantation dwellers The term has expanded now to include a type of cuisine and a style of architecture
a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana) a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana; "Creole cooking"
a language that originates from two other languages and has features of both See also: acrolect
Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles
Pertaining to the people, language and customs of Haiti; also used with reference to other cultures both West Indian and Latin American This word comes through the French from a Spanish word meaning "born outside the homeland
of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both; "Creole grammars
term used differently in several contexts In the broadest sense, it refers to the blending of French, Spanish, and sometimes African-Caribbean cultures in colonial Louisiana Can specifically refer to the French-Spanish or French-Spanish-African cultures of New Orleans Black Creole refers to the African-French culture in rural southwest Louisiana The Creole language is a blending of French and African-Caribbean influences and is spoken predominately by black Creoles
A creole is a language that has developed from a mixture of different languages and has become the main language in a particular place. She begins speaking in the Creole of Haiti. French Creole. = patois
Creoles are new languages that have developed from a mixture of old ones and now have a life of their own There are around sixty (60) surviving English-based pidgins and creoles
a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico
of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both; "Creole grammars"
One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp
A dialect formed from two languages which has developed from an artificial pidgin to become a first language
The word originally described those people of mixed French and Spanish blood who migrated from Europe or were born in Southeast Louisiana and lived as sophisticated city or plantation dwellers The term has expanded and now embraces a type of cuisine and a style of architecture
of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana; "Creole cooking"
a language constructed from two or more languages as a result of extended contact between communities (one usually European) A creole is a mother tongue of one community

Related Terms

Creole Incident
(1841-1842) incident that began with a slave rebellion and hijacking of the U.S. brig Creole to the Bahamas and the subsequent attempt by the United States to reclaim the slaves
creole state
See Creole, n
creole state
Louisiana; a nickname
creole-fish
deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic
Antillean Creole
A creole language based on French, code gcf
Cape Verdean Creole
A creole language spoken in Cape Verde
Haitian Creole
A language spoken in Haiti; developed first as a creole based on French and several West African languages
Louisiana Creole
A French creole with elements of French, Spanish, Native American and West African languages spoken by the Louisiana Creole people
Louisiana Creole French
A French creole with elements of French, Spanish, Native American and West African languages spoken by the Louisiana Creole people
Mauritian Creole
The creole language spoken in Mauritius, stemming from French, with some vocabulary from diverse sources such as English and Portuguese
Torres Strait Creole
A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands
Haitian Creole
(Dilbilim) Haitian Creole language (Kreyòl ayisyen; pronounced: [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]), often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a language spoken in Haiti by about twelve million people, which includes all Haitians in Haiti and via emigration, by about two to three million speakers residing in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, France, Cayman Islands, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Belize, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Ivory Coast, Venezuela, and United States
A Creole
creolean
A Creole
creolian
Haitian Creole
A language spoken by the majority of Haitians, based on French and various African languages
Haitian Creole
{i} creole language spoken by Haitians which is based on French and a number of West African languages
creoles
plural of creole
haitian creole
a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages
creole

    Hyphenation

    Creole

    Turkish pronunciation

    kriōl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkrēōl/ /ˈkriːoʊl/

    Etymology

    [ 'krE-"Ol ] (adjective.) 1748. An adaptation of the Castilian Spanish criollo (“homey, local yokel”) Portuguese crioulo, diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”) Portuguese criar (“to rear, to bring up”) Latin creo (“to create”), which came into English via French between 1595 and 1605.
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