CREOLES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Creole

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkriːəʊl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

Short Definition:

person of mixed European and black descent

Definition:

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
Variant Forms:
  • creole

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