| 单词 | creole |
| 释义 | Word Frequency creole(ˈkriːəʊl) noun 1. a language that has its origin in extended contact between two language communities, one of which is generally European. It incorporates features from each and constitutes the mother tongue of a community Compare pidgin adjective 2. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of creole 3. (of a sauce or dish) containing or cooked with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, etc Word origin C17: via French and Spanish probably from Portuguese crioulo slave born in one's household, person of European ancestry born in the colonies,probably from criar to bring up, from Latin creāre to createWord Frequency Creole(ˈkriːəʊl) noun also called: Creolian (kriːˈəʊlɪən) 1. (sometimes not capital) (in the Caribbean and Latin America) a. a native-born person of European, esp Spanish, ancestry b. a native-born person of mixed European and African ancestry who speaks a French or Spanish creole c. a native-born Black person as distinguished from one brought from Africa 2. (in Louisiana and other Gulf States of the US) a native-born person of French ancestry 3. the creolized French spoken in Louisiana, esp in New Orleans adjective 4. of, relating to, or characteristic of any of these peoples |
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