/ ˈkriːəʊl; NAmE -oʊl/ (also creole ) noun
1.
[ C ] a person of mixed European and African race, especially one who lives in the West Indies
2.
[ C ] a person whose ancestors were among the first Europeans who settled in the West Indies or S America, or one of the French or Spanish people who settled in the southern states of the US :
Creole cookery
3.
[ U ] a language formed when a mixture of a European language with a local language (especially an African language spoken by slaves in the West Indies) is spoken as a first language
—compare pidgin
For more information see the Cultural Guide
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WORD ORIGIN
from French créole , criole , from Spanish criollo , probably from Portuguese crioulo black person born in Brazil, from criar to breed, from Latin creare produce, create.