creole

名词 n.
/ˈkɹi.əʊl/    /ˈkɹioʊl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
    — There are three orders of people: those who were alive when the French possessed the island: they understand the good French; those who were born in the heat of the Revolution, and who have arrived at maturity without instruction, these speak only Creole[…]
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”). alt-of,historical
    — Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies.
  3. A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.

词形变化

creoles plural

词源

Etymology tree
Portuguese crioulobor.
Spanish criollo
French créolebor.
English Creole
English creole
See Creole. Attested in English to refer to language from the 18th century.
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