Creole

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkriəʊl/, SAMPA: /"kri@Ul/
• (US) enPR: krēʹōl, IPA: /ˈkrioʊl/, SAMPA: /"krioUl/
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[edit] Noun

Creole (plural Creoles)

1. A member of a French-African ethnic group in Louisiana.

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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Creole

Plural -

Creole

1. A French-African ethnic group in Louisiana.
2. Used as a proper noun denoting any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti.

   She grew up speaking Creole.

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[edit] External links

• Ethnologue list of Creoles