Creole

Meaning

Noun

1. A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
2. Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
3. Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
4. A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.

Adj

1. Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.
2. That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.
3. Designating a creolized language.
4. 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.

Name

Any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti.

Synonyms

creole

black

black person

mulatto

Translations

creolo

criollo

créole

crioll

creool

Créole

langues créoles

lingue creole

Creools

Creool

creools

crioulo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹiːəʊl/

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, Crioulo, and Krio.