Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: creole
IPA transcription: [kɹ'ioʊl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Creole
    Meaning: of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana; "Creole cooking"
  • Synonyms: Creole
    Meaning: of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both; "Creole grammars"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: creole
    Meaning: a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
  • Synonyms: Creole
    Meaning: a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
  • Synonyms: Creole
    Meaning: a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
Usage examples
  • "It is not so hard to live," says the hungry Creole daughter in "The Grandissimes," "but it is hard to be ladies....
  • Carol cried "Fine day!" to the boys; she came in a glow to Howland & Gould's grocery, her collar white with frost from her breath; she bought a can of tomatoes as though it were Orient fruit; and returned home planning to surprise Kennicott with an omelet creole for dinner.