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creool

Pronunciation: /kreːˈoːl/

“creool” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. in present-day Suriname and various parts of South and Central America, any descendant of African slaves
  2. a Creole, a member of a (Latin) American ethno-cultural group of colonial Iberian blood
  3. a creole language

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo, but subsequently influenced by French créole.

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