creolism
/ˈkriːəʊlɪz(ə)m/(also creoleism)
noun
1The fact of being a Creole; Creole descent.
2A word, phrase, or other linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to a creole language.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Ramsay (1736–1814), writer on Scotland. From Creole + -ism, probably partly after Spanish criollismo.
- chard
- Chardonnay
- Chardonnay socialist
- charedization
- charentais
- charentais melon
- Charente
- charette
- charge
- chargeable
- charge account
- chargeback
- charge-cap
- charge card
- charge carrier
- charge conjugation
- charged
- charge density
- charge description master
- chargee
- chargehand
- chargemaster
- charge nurse
- Charge of the Light Brigade
- charger