criollo

See also: Criollo

English

Noun

criollo (plural criollos)

  1. Alternative form of Criollo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo (“white person born in the colonies; slave born in the house of his master; black person born in the colonies”).

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈkɾjoʎo/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈkɾjoɟ͡ʝo/, [ˈkɾjoʝo]

Adjective

criollo (feminine singular criolla, masculine plural criollos, feminine plural criollas)

  1. creole
  2. (Latin America) unmixed European-descended Latin American
  3. Latin American

Noun

criollo m (plural criollos)

  1. creole
  2. (Latin America) Latin American of unmixed European descent
  3. Latin American

Derived terms
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