Noun: creole 'kree,ówl
- A mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
"Haitian Creole developed from contact between French and African languages"
- A person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
- A person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
- Of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana
"Creole cooking"
- Of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both
"Creole grammars"
Derived forms: Creoles, creoles
Type of: American, natural language, tongue
Encyclopedia: Creole, Louisiana