creole

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[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/
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[edit] Noun

creole (plural creoles)

1. (linguistics) A dialect formed from two languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

[edit] Derived terms

• creolisation, creolization
• creolise, creolize
• post-creole continuum

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Haitian Creole – English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary – the Rosetta Edition.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

creole f.

1. Feminine plural form of creolo