krioyo

Papiamentu

noun
Definitions
  • creole
  • Antillean
  • person of African descent, born in the Americas
  • classic Antillean food of African origin
  • group of languages, grown as a mixture of other languages (pidgin (pidgin)).
  • ethnic group developed locally from immigrant communities

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) derived from Spanish, Castilian criollo derived from Kabuverdianu kriolu.

Origin

Kabuverdianu

kriolu

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