Krio


Krio

noun \ˈkrē-ō\

Definition of KRIO

: an English-based creole spoken in Sierra Leone

Origin of KRIO

Krio, speaker of Krio, Krio language, perhaps from Yoruba Kiriyó Christian, ultimately from Portuguese crioulo Creole
First Known Use: 1955

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