creole

noun

a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

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

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

adjective

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

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

Roots

criarcreole- · Portuguese · to breed, raise, bring up (native-born)

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