Creole

/ˌkriˈoʊl/

/ˈkriəʊl/

Other forms: Creoles

Definitions of Creole

1. noun

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

   American

   a native or inhabitant of the United States
2. noun

   a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
   type of:

   American

   a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
3. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana
   “Creole cooking”
4. adjective

   of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both
   “Creole grammars”