Krio

noun

Definitions

Creole

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese crioulo (creole, slave born in the house of his master, white person born in the colonies, black person born in the colonies).

Origin

Portuguese

crioulo

Gloss

creole, slave born in the house of his master, white person born in the colonies, black person born in the colonies

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Krio English
crioulo English
creool Dutch, Flemish
créole French
criollo Spanish, Castilian
anticrioulo Portuguese
crioulo Portuguese
krioyo Papiamentu
kriolu Kabuverdianu