creole
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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
Examples from the Corpus
creole• The 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; → CREATEcre·ole nounCreoleLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
a that language Corpus is language a of European a combination
creole
cre‧ole /ˈkriːəʊl $ -oʊl/
noun
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‧ole /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 ⇨ pidginLanguage: French
Origin: créole, from Spanish, from Portuguese crioulo __black person born in Brazil, home-born slave__, from criar __to breed__, from Latin creare; ⇨ create
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:
—creole adjective