ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CREOLE
Via French and Spanish probably from Portuguese crioulo slave born in one's household, person of European ancestry born in the colonies, probably from criar to bring up, from Latin creāre to create.
WHAT DOES CREOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of creole in the English dictionary
The definition of creole in the dictionary is denoting, relating to, or characteristic of creole. Other definition of creole is containing or cooked with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, etc.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREOLE»
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creole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
creole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of St. Lucian
Creole
A distinctive characteristic of this Kweyol-English/English-Kweyol dictionary is the manner in which Mondesir's glosses treat St. Lucian and English on an equal footing.
Jones E. Mondesir, Lawrence D. Carrington, 1992
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Dictionary of Louisiana
Creole
This important reference work has been compiled from existing written sources dating back to 1850 and from material collected in Bayou Teche, the German Coast, Pointe Coupee, and St. Tammany Parish.
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Creole Religions of the Caribbean: An Introduction from ...
This second edition updates the scholarship on the religions themselves and also expands the regional considerations of the Diaspora to the U. S. Latino community who are influenced by Creole spiritual practices.
Margarite Fernández Olmos, Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, 2011
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Jamaican
Creole Syntax: A Transformational Approach
Originally published in 1966, Beryl Loftman Bailey's book was one of the first on the Jamaican Creole language, its origins and its influence on the teaching of English in Jamaica.
Beryl Loftman Bailey, 1966
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Pidgin Grammar: An Introduction to the
Creole English of Hawai'i
Using examples from local Pidgin literature, University of Hawai'i linguists Sakoda and Siegel explain the origins of Pidgin, its pronunciation and writing system, and its word classes, phrases, and sentences.
Kent Sakoda, Jeff Siegel, 2003
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The Syntax of Cape Verdean
Creole: The Sotavento Varieties
This book offers an in-depth treatment of a variety of morpho-syntactic issues in Cape Verdean Creole (CVC) both from a descriptive and theoretical perspective.
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From Jamaican
Creole to Standard English: A Handbook for ...
For over decade, this helpful teacher's guidebook has been widely used in Jamaican schools and in metropolitan schools with Jamaican students. The book indicates the ways in which Jamaican Creole differs from Standard Jamaican English.
Published circa 1885, this pioneering work compiles the recipes of New Orleans into one volume.
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Urban Jamaican
Creole: Variation in the Mesolect
A synchronic sociolinguistic study of Jamaican Creole (JC) as spoken in urban Kingston, this work uses variationist methods to closely investigate two key concepts of Atlantic Creole studies: the mesolect, and the creole continuum.
Creole paints a vivid and dramatic picture of a decadent social order in tatters. Extraordinary characters, Real and fictional, Look on as their world collapses.
José Eduardo Agualusa, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREOLE»
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creole is used in the context of the following news items.
Cajun-Creole Cookbook Cookoff bidding underway
Bidding started today for the Cajun Sugar Co-op & Daily Iberian Cajun-Creole Cookbook Cookoff Dinner, a one-of-a-kind, over-the-top dining ... «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»
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Cajun dance with music by the Southside Creole Playboys will be held Wednesday, July 8, at Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd. in Maplewood. The band features ... «West End Word, Jul 15»
A lighter take on shrimp Creole at Cafe B in Metairie
Montero followed a low-carb, high-protein diet, eating dishes like shrimp Creole with green onion quinoa salad, which he serves at Cafe B. «bestofneworleans.com, Jul 15»
Saint Lucia places third at 2015 Creole Boxing Championships
PRESS RELEASE - Host country Martinique emerged champions of the 2015 Creole Boxing championships which end there Saturday evening ... «St. Lucia News Online, Jul 15»
Two impressive wins for St. Lucia on opening night of Creole Boxing
In the final bout of the night Arthur Langelier a three time defending creole games middleweight champion stopped his opponent Sebastian ... «St. Lucia News Online, Jul 15»
Figs versus figs, a father-son fight: Cooking Creole
Every year the week before July 4, my sister Edna calls to tell me her husband Al is going fig crazy. It's been the same story for at least 40 years. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
St. Lucia names team to participate in Creole Boxing Championships
Lucia at the 7th annual Creole Boxing championships scheduled to take place in Martinique from July 1st to the 5th. The squad named is :. «St. Lucia News Online, Jul 15»
Lucile's Creole Cafe Coming Soon to Evans Avenue
Breakfast lovers, fans of New Orleans cuisine and residents near the University of Denver will be excited to know that Lucile's Creole Cafe will ... «Westword, Jul 15»
Creole Boxing Tournament Gets Under Way in Martinique
SAN JUAN – Boxers from around the Caribbean gathered Wednesday in Martinique for the seventh annual Creole Boxing Championship, set to run through ... «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
Former Houston's in Metairie sold to Creole Cuisine Restaurant …
Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts, which runs Broussard's, Kingfish and Cafe Maspero, has entered into a purchase agreement for 4241 ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
