Creole

adj 1: of or relating to a language that arises from contact

between two other languages and has features of both;

"Creole grammars" [syn: {Creole}]

2: of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons

of French descent in Louisiana; "Creole cooking" [syn: {Creole}]

n 1: a person of European descent born in the W Indies or Spanish

America [syn: {Creole}]

2: a person descended from French ancestors in southern US

especially Louisiana [syn: {Creole}]

3: a mother tongue that originates from contact between two

languages