cre|ole — or cre|ole «KREE ohl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a descendant of early French or Spanish settlers in Louisiana: »“I am a Creole of Louisiana.”…I then explained…that creole means native, and has no reference to color or race (Harper s). 2. a) the… … Useful english dictionary
Cre|ole — or cre|ole «KREE ohl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a descendant of early French or Spanish settlers in Louisiana: »“I am a Creole of Louisiana.”…I then explained…that creole means native, and has no reference to color or race (Harper s). 2. a) the… … Useful english dictionary
Cre·ole — /ˈkriːˌoʊl/ noun, pl oles 1 [count] : a person who has African and French or Spanish ancestors; especially : such a person who lives in the West Indies 2 [count] : a person whose ancestors were some of the first people from France or Spain to… … Useful english dictionary
creole — cre·ole … English syllables
Creole — Cre•ole [[t]ˈkri oʊl[/t]] n. 1) peo (now usu. in historical contexts) a) a member of the French speaking, generally urban population of Louisiana that claims descent from the region s earliest French and Spanish settlers b) Also, Cre′ole of… … From formal English to slang
creole — cre|ole1 [ kri,oul ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a language that is a mixture of a European language and one or more other languages and is spoken as the first language of a people ─ compare PIDGIN1 2. ) creole or Creole count someone with French… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
creole — cre|ole [ˈkri:əul US oul] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: créole, from Spanish, from Portuguese crioulo black person born in Brazil, home born slave , from criar to breed , from Latin creare; CREATE] 1.) [U and C] a language that is a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Kid Creole & the Coconuts — August Darnell aka Kid Creole 1987 bei einem Konzert in Deauville. Kid Creole The Coconuts sind eine US amerikanische Band, die eine Vielfalt musikalischer Stile spielt. Wichtigste Elemente sind Swing, lateinamerikanische bzw. karibische Musik,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Creole — Cre ole (kr? ?l), n. [F. cr?ole, Sp. criollo, from an American negro word, perh. a corruption of a Sp. criadillo, dim. of criado servant, formerly also, child, fr. L. creatus, p. p. of creare to create. Cf. {Create}.] One born of European parents … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
креол — человек смешанного происхождения от белой и цветной расы . Через франц. creole (XVII в.) из исп. criollo … Этимологический словарь русского языка Макса Фасмера