creole
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[edit] English
[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/
- Audio (UK)help, file
[edit] Noun
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creole (plural creoles)
- (linguistics) A dialect formed from two languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
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[edit] Translations
dialect formed from two languages
[edit] External links
- Haitian Creole – English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary – the Rosetta Edition.
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[edit] Adjective
creole f.
- Feminine plural form of creolo