Examples of “Creole” in a Sentence

noun A language that develops naturally from the mixing of two or more languages, typically becoming the native tongue of a community.

• Haitian Creole grew out of French and West African languages.

noun A person of mixed European and other ancestry born in a formerly colonized region, or (in Louisiana) a person of French or Spanish descent born there.

• Her family has Creole roots going back to colonial New Orleans.

adj Relating to a cooking style that blends French, African, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, especially from Louisiana.

• The restaurant is known for its Creole gumbo.