creolized

[ kree-uh-lahyzd ]

adjective

1. (of a language) formerly a pidgin or the base language of a pidgin, but now the native language of a group of speakers, with an enriched vocabulary and grammatical structure.

creolized

/ ˈkriːəˌlaɪzd /

adjective

1. (of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities

Word History and Origins

Origin of creolized¹

First recorded in 1875–80; creolize + -ed ²