Cajun vs. Creole

Cajunnoun

In Louisiana, a person reputed to be Acadian French descent. Also used attributively, as in Cajun cooking.

Cajunnoun

a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')

Creolenoun

(linguistics) A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

Creolenoun

One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico.

Creoleadjective

Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.

Creolenoun

a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

Creolenoun

a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)

Creolenoun

a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

Creoleadjective

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

Creoleadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana;

Creolenoun

a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

Creolenoun

a descendant of Spanish or other European settlers in the Caribbean or Central or South America.

Creolenoun

a white descendant of French settlers in Louisiana and other parts of the southern US.

Creolenoun

a mother tongue formed from the contact of a European language (especially English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese) with local languages (especially African languages spoken by slaves in the West Indies)

Creoleadjective

relating to a Creole or Creoles