creole
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
An adaptation of the Castilian Spanish criollo (“homey, local yokel”), from Portuguese crioulo, diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from Portuguese criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creo (“to create”), which came into English via French between 1595 and 1605.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkriəʊl/, SAMPA: /"kri@Ul/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iəʊl
- (US) enPR: krēʹōl, IPA: /ˈkrioʊl/, SAMPA: /"krioUl/
- Rhymes: -ioʊl
[edit] Noun
creole (plural creoles)
- (linguistics) A dialect formed from two languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
dialect formed from two languages
[edit] External links
- Haitian Creole – English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary – the Rosetta Edition.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkrɛːole/
- Rhymes: -ɛːole
[edit] Adjective
creole f.
- Feminine plural form of creolo
