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creole

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cre·ole /ˈkriːəʊl $ -oʊl/ noun  1. [countable, uncountable]SLL a language that is a combination of a European language with one or more other languages 克里奥尔语〔一种欧洲语言和其他语言的混合语〕 pidginn2. Creole3 [uncountable]DFF food prepared in the spicy strong-tasting style of the southern US 〔美国南部的〕克里奥尔式辣味食品 shrimp creole 克里奥尔辣虾creole adjective
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creoleThe island community Nichols studied traditionally spoke Gullah, a creole variety developed from the African/English pidgin of early slave plantations.The thatched restaurant offers a splendid selection of international and local creole dishes.Have you had the shrimp creole?Some typical vocabulary words of this creole are listed in table 7. 2.
nCreole[countable] a) someone whose family were originally from both Europe and Africa 克里奥尔人〔欧洲人和非洲人的混血儿〕 b) someone whose family were originally French settlers in the southern US 克里奥尔白人〔美国南部法国移民的后裔〕Origin creole (1700-1800) French créole, from Spanish, from Portuguese crioulo black person born in Brazil, home-born slave, from criar to breed, from Latin creare; → CREATE
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creole
creole /ˈkriːəʊl $ -oʊl/ noun
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: créole, from Spanish, from Portuguese crioulo __black person born in Brazil, home-born slave__, from criar __to breed__, from Latin creare; create
1. [uncountable and countable] a language that is a combination of a European language with one or more other languages ⇨ pidgin
2. Creole [countable]
  a. someone whose family were originally from both Europe and Africa
  b. someone whose family were originally French settlers in the southern US
3. [uncountable] food prepared in the spicy strong-tasting style of the southern US:
    shrimp creole
—creole adjective


Cre·oleBrE /ˈkriːəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkriːoʊl/ 🔊 (also creole) noun [countable] a person of mixed European and African race, especially one who lives in the West Indies 克里奥尔人(尤指居住在西印度群岛的欧洲人和非洲人的混血儿) [countable] a person whose ancestors were among the first Europeans who settled in the West Indies or S America, or one of the French or Spanish people who settled in the southern states of the US 克里奥尔人(指首批定居在西印度群岛或南美的欧洲人的后裔,或定居在美国南部诸州的法国人和西班牙人的后裔)Creole cookery克里奥尔式烹饪方法 [uncountable, countable] a language formed when a mixture of a European language with a local language (especially an African language spoken by slaves in the West Indies) is spoken as a first language 克里奥尔语(欧洲语言和当地语言的混合语,尤指与西印度群岛奴隶讲的非洲语言的混合语)   compare pidgin