creolism

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noun

The mixed ancestry of a Creole person.

OriginEnglish creole ← French créole ← Spanish criollo →
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Meanings

nouncreolism (countable and uncountable, plural creolisms)

plural creolisms

  1. uncountableThe mixed ancestry of a Creole person.
  2. countableA word or phrase that is characteristic of a creole.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecrioulo
  2. Spanishcriollo
  3. Frenchcréole
  4. EnglishCreole
  5. Englishcreole
  6. Englishcreolism

From creole + -ism.

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APA

creolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolism

MLA

“creolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolism.

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