crioulo — meaning in English

English meaning

• Creole noun A language that develops naturally from the mixing of two or more languages, typically becoming the native tongue of a community.
• spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

crioulo is used for these senses in English:

• creole (linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
• spade (obsolete)

Creole — full definition

1. noun A language that develops naturally from the mixing of two or more languages, typically becoming the native tongue of a community.
2. noun A person of mixed European and other ancestry born in a formerly colonised region, or (in Louisiana) a person of French or Spanish descent born there.
3. adj Relating to a cooking style that blends French, African, Spanish, and Caribbean influences, especially from Louisiana.

spade — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.
2. noun A playing card marked with the black symbol shaped like a stylized leaf (♠).
3. verb To dig or turn over ground using a spade.

Related Portuguese words