Creole

noun
'krioʊl

Noun

  • a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

    Type of:Tongue
  • a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)

    Type of:American
  • a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

    Type of:American

Other

  • of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both

  • of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
SCRABBLE US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
SCRABBLE UK
ENABLE Dictionary
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
NASPA

Similar Words

  • Creolize