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creolization.

the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/Received-Pronunciation
  1. the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.

    countable · uncountable
  2. of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.

    Trinidad-and-Tobago · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English creolization From creole + -ization.

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