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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

The term Creole can refer to:

• Creole (language) [r]: 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) [r]: People of mixed ancestry, generally colonial and indigenous. Depending on context, the term can be merely descriptive or highly pejorative. [e]
• Creole (food) [r]: A style of cuisine that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, which combines aspects of French, Spanish, African, and Native American cooking. [e]