Definitions of creole:

• noun:   a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
• noun:   a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
• noun:   a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
• adjective:   of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana

  Example: "Creole cooking"

• adjective:   of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both

  Example: "Creole grammars"