Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
a local creole language, such as Antillean Creole or Jamaican Creole
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, derogatory, uncountable
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noun
a member of a community speaking such a language
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, countable
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History
Probably at least partly from French parler, with repetition to make it sound like babbling.
