Krio

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proper noun

A creole language based on English/Jamaican Creole spoken by around 500,000 people mainly in Sierra Leone.

OriginKrio Krio ← Portuguese crioulo →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A creole language based on English/Jamaican Creole spoken by around 500,000 people mainly in Sierra Leone.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecrioulo“creole”
  2. KrioKrio
  3. EnglishKrio

Borrowed from Krio Krio, from Portuguese crioulo (“creole”). Doublet of Creole, Criollo, and Crioulo.

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Cite this entry
APA

Krio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krio

MLA

“Krio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Krio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krio.

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