1
or Creole
: of or relating to Creoles or their language
2
or Creole
: relating to or being highly seasoned food typically prepared with rice, okra, tomatoes, and peppers
shrimp creole
1
: a person of European descent born especially in the West Indies or Spanish America
2
: a white person descended from early French or Spanish settlers of the U.S. Gulf states and preserving their speech and culture
3
: a person of mixed French or Spanish and Black descent speaking a dialect of French or Spanish
4
a
: a language evolved from pidginized French that is spoken by Black people in southern Louisiana
b
: haitian
c
creole
: a language that has evolved from a pidgin but serves as the native language of a speech community
Examples of creole in a Sentence
Noun
Some people in Louisiana speak Creole.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
Add the garlic and butter to a large bowl with the milk, eggs, cheddar cheese soup, pepper and creole seasoning.
—Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
So when in early 1811 an army of Black and Creole men arose along the Mississippi River, 30 miles upstream of New Orleans, white Americans saw this as a nightmare coming true.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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Adjective
In Boston, the entrees include creole pasta, oxtails and grits, lobster mac and cheese and other delights.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
Add the garlic and butter to a large bowl with the milk, eggs, cheddar cheese soup, pepper and creole seasoning.
—Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Noun
Chef Erling Wu-Bower, son of a Chinese mother and a Creole father, grew up in Chicago.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
So when in early 1811 an army of Black and Creole men arose along the Mississippi River, 30 miles upstream of New Orleans, white Americans saw this as a nightmare coming true.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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“Creole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creole. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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creole
1 of 2 adjective
cre·ole
ˈkrē-ˌōl 
1
often capitalized
: of or relating to the Creoles or their language
2
often capitalized
: relating to or being the traditional spicy food of the Creoles
Creole
2 of 2 noun
Cre·ole
ˈkrē-ˌōl
1
: a white person descended from early French or Spanish settlers in the U.S. Gulf states
2
: a person of mixed French or Spanish and Black descent speaking a dialect of French or Spanish
3
a
: a language evolved from a pidgin based on French that is spoken by Black people in southern Louisiana
b
not capitalized
: a language that has evolved from a pidgin and serves as the native language of a group of people
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