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Word: Creole
Speech Type: Noun
from French créole, criole, from Spanish criollo, probably from Portuguese crioulo ‘black person born in Brazil’, from criar ‘to breed’, from Latin creare ‘produce, create’
ˈkriːəʊl
a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.
Short Definition:person of mixed European and black descent
a mother tongue formed from the contact of a European language (especially English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese) with local languages (especially African languages spoken by slaves in the West Indies)
Short Definition:language formed from European language and local language
Examples:- a Portuguese-based Creole
- creole
Word: Creole
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈkriːəʊl
relating to a Creole or Creoles
Short Definition:relating to Creole
Examples:- a restaurant serving both international and Creole cuisine
- research on pidgin and Creole languages
- creole
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