Creole (disambiguation)

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The term Creole can refer to:

•  Creole (language): Native language, such as Haitian Creole, which under most definitions originated as a pidgin (a rudimentary language without native speakers, created by at least two groups of speakers as a contact language. i.e. to allow immediate communication) but became as complex as any other language through being acquired by children as a first language. ^[e]
•  Creole (people): People of mixed ancestry, generally colonial and indigenous. Depending on context, the term can be merely descriptive or highly pejorative. ^[e]
•  Creole (food): A style of cuisine that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, which combines aspects of French, Spanish, African, and Native American cooking. ^[e]