Creole
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- adjective
- /ˈkriːoʊl/
- US
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criollo (de Luisiana)
- What I wouldn't give for a drop of old-fashioned Creole blood.
- Creole culture
- Louisiana Creole
- Cajun and Creole
So you're like, so you're like down there like it's Creole country.
- So you're like, so you're like down there like it's Creole country.
- New Orleans is a Creole city, and that word Creole originally just meant mashup.
Examples
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Today's specials are the Maryland Crab Cakes, Creole Shrimp Gumbo and Blackened Catfish.
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New Orleans is a Creole city, and that word Creole originally just meant mashup.
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What we're seeing is the beginning of Creole society here in the workers' quarters.
Academic text (2006) -
A Creole restaurant?
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The refugee performers brought a distinctive Creole stage repertoire to the United States.
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Many families in Louisiana take pride in their Creole ancestry and traditions.
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The Creole culture of New Orleans is rich with music, food, and history.
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She spoke about her Creole heritage and the influence it had on her family's recipes.
Compounds
- US
A deep sea fish in the tropical Atlantic with bright purple and yellow colors and a long body
Surface Forms
Etymology
Creole comes from Spanish and Portuguese criollo, from the verb criar meaning 'to raise' and related to English create. In places like Louisiana it came to mean the people, culture, and language of French families who were 'born locally', which is why we call that local tradition Creole.