Complete Definition of "creole"

see|Creole
English

Etymology
An adaptation of the Castillian Sp. criollo, which came into English via F. between 1595 and 1605.

Pronunciation
italbrac|UK: IPA|/�kri��l/, SAMPA|/"kri@Ul/
italbrac|US: AHD|kr�ʹ�l, IPA|/�krio�l/, SAMPA|/"krioUl/
audio|en-uk-creole.ogg|Audio (UK)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A dialect formed from two languages which has developed from an artificial pidgin to become a first language.

Derived terms
creolisation, creolization
creolise, creolize
post-creole continuum

Translations
trans-top|dialect formed from two languages
Dutch: t|nl|creools|n
Finnish: kreoli
trans-mid
Russian: к�еол m, к�еолизованн�й �з�к m
Swedish: kreol c
trans-bottom

External links
Haitian Creole – English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary â�� the Rosetta Edition.

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