creole

Example Sentences

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Americans learned that his melting-pot family history included French, Italian, Spanish and mixed-race Louisiana Creole roots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Because of its unique location between South and North America, most people in Curacao speak four languages — English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu, a Creole blend of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and Arawak.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

J'ouvert, which means "daybreak" or "opening of the day" in French Creole, marks the start of the Carnival celebrations across the Bank Holiday weekend.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

He has Creole roots through family members from New Orleans.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

The Iowa pigs turned out to be more delicate and more expensive to house and feed than the Creole pigs, and in the end, most didn’t survive in their new home.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French