"Creole" meaning in English

See Creole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ [UK], /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ [UK], /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/ [US], /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-creole.ogg [UK] Forms: more Creole [comparative], most Creole [superlative]
enPR: krēʹōl Rhymes: (General American) -ioʊl, (GA) -eɪoʊl, (Received Pronunciation) -iːəʊl, (RP) -eɪəʊl Etymology: Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo and crioulo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|créole}} French créole, {{der|en|es|criollo}} Spanish criollo, {{der|en|pt|crioulo}} Portuguese crioulo, {{m|pt|cria||person raised in one’s house, servant}} cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), {{m|pt|criar||to rear, to bring up}} criar (“to rear, to bring up”), {{der|en|la|creō||I create, make, produce}} Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”), {{doublet|en|Criollo|crioulo}} Doublet of Criollo and crioulo Head templates: {{en-adj}} Creole (comparative more Creole, superlative most Creole)
  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-adj-5-eElPi5 Disambiguation of People: 12 6 0 6 5 23 7 23 18 Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12
  2. (of a person) That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-adj-oUsYE-1E Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12
  3. Designating a creolized language.
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-adj-TJzyzCo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 17 7 14 13 12 14 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 15 5 17 11 12 20 13
  4. (cooking) Prepared according to a cooking style developed in a Creole area, now especially that of Louisiana, characterised by a mixture of European and African influences. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-adj-4KBzkoHk Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ [UK], /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ [UK], /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/ [US], /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-creole.ogg [UK]
enPR: krēʹōl Rhymes: (General American) -ioʊl, (GA) -eɪoʊl, (Received Pronunciation) -iːəʊl, (RP) -eɪəʊl Etymology: Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo and crioulo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|créole}} French créole, {{der|en|es|criollo}} Spanish criollo, {{der|en|pt|crioulo}} Portuguese crioulo, {{m|pt|cria||person raised in one’s house, servant}} cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), {{m|pt|criar||to rear, to bring up}} criar (“to rear, to bring up”), {{der|en|la|creō||I create, make, produce}} Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”), {{doublet|en|Criollo|crioulo}} Doublet of Criollo and crioulo Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Creole
  1. Any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti. Derived forms: Cajun Creole, Creole cottage, Creole cream cheese, Creoleness, Creole pig, Creole State, Creole townhouse, Creolity, Roper River Creole
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-name-Z7MwIWE1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 17 7 14 13 12 14 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 15 5 17 11 12 20 13 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ [UK], /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ [UK], /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/ [US], /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-creole.ogg [UK] Forms: Creoles [plural]
enPR: krēʹōl Rhymes: (General American) -ioʊl, (GA) -eɪoʊl, (Received Pronunciation) -iːəʊl, (RP) -eɪəʊl Etymology: Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo and crioulo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|créole}} French créole, {{der|en|es|criollo}} Spanish criollo, {{der|en|pt|crioulo}} Portuguese crioulo, {{m|pt|cria||person raised in one’s house, servant}} cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), {{m|pt|criar||to rear, to bring up}} criar (“to rear, to bring up”), {{der|en|la|creō||I create, make, produce}} Latin creō (“I create, make, produce”), {{doublet|en|Criollo|crioulo}} Doublet of Criollo and crioulo Head templates: {{en-noun}} Creole (plural Creoles)
  1. A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country. Categories (topical): People Translations (descendant of settlers born in a colonial country): կրեոլ (kreol) (Armenian), 克里奧人 (kèlǐ'àorén) (Chinese Mandarin), 克里奧爾人 (Chinese Mandarin), 克里奥尔人 (kè lǐ'ào'ěrrén) (Chinese Mandarin), creool [masculine] (Dutch), kreoli (Finnish), Créole [feminine, masculine] (French), Kreole [masculine] (German), Kreolin [feminine] (German), קריאולי (kreóli) [masculine] (Hebrew), kreol (Hungarian), creolo (Italian), クレオール (kureōru) (Japanese), 크리올 (keuriol) (Korean), Kreol [masculine] (Polish), Kreolka [feminine] (Polish), крео́л (kreól) [masculine] (Russian), крео́лка (kreólka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-noun-FRUj6ydb Disambiguation of People: 12 6 0 6 5 23 7 23 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 17 7 14 13 12 14 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 15 5 17 11 12 20 13 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12 Disambiguation of 'descendant of settlers born in a colonial country': 40 29 16 15
  2. Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-noun-mm4icpfi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 17 7 14 13 12 14 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 15 5 17 11 12 20 13 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12
  3. Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-noun-bt8AklW8 Disambiguation of People: 12 6 0 6 5 23 7 23 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 17 7 14 13 12 14 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 15 5 17 11 12 20 13 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12
  4. A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Creole-en-noun-moc46uAV Disambiguation of People: 12 6 0 6 5 23 7 23 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 17 7 14 13 12 14 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 5 15 5 17 11 12 20 13 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 11 12 8 11 11 11 12 13 12

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "4": "person raised in one’s house, servant"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "to rear, to bring up"
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        "5": "I create, make, produce"
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    },
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        "3": "crioulo"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɹiˌoʊl/",
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        "US"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/",
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        "US"
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      "rhymes": "(GA) -eɪoʊl"
    },
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      "rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -iːəʊl"
    },
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}

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      "word": "Creole cream cheese"
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      "word": "Creole pig"
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      "word": "Creole State"
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      "name": "der"
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          "text": "Along with French, Creole is one of Haiti's official languages.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., page 25",
          "text": "His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless.",
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɹeɪəʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹiˌoʊl/",
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        "US"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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