criollo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Criollo.
name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.
name
  1. A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.

Word forms

criollo criollos

Etymology

From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.

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