E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Cre’ole (2 syl.).
A descendant of white people born in Mexico, South America, and the West Indies. (Spanish criado, a servant; diminutive criadillo, contracted into creollo, creole.) (See MULATTO.)
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Creole dialects. The various jargons spoken by the West India slaves.
