creole

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cre·ole /ˈkriːəʊl $ -oʊl/ noun

1. [countableC, uncountableU]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〕 → pidgin

n2. → Creole

3 [uncountableU]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 adjectiveadj

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.

Creole

[countableC]

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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