criollo

[ kree-oh-loh; Spanish kree-aw-yaw ]

/ kriˈoʊ loʊ; Spanish kriˈɔ yɔ /

noun, plural cri·ol·los [kree-oh-lohz; Spanish kree-aw-yaws]. /kriˈoʊ loʊz; Spanish kriˈɔ yɔs/.

a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.Compare Creole (def. 1).

a domestic animal of any of several strains or breeds developed in Latin America.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos.

Origin of criollo

From Spanish, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at Creole

Words nearby criollo

crinoline stretcher, crinophagy, crinose, crinum, criolla, criollo, crios, criosphinx, crip, cripes, Crippen

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Example sentences from the Web for criollo

The cacao of the criollo variety has pods the walls of which are thin and warty, with ten distinct furrows.
Cocoa and Chocolate|Arthur W. Knapp
Of the many varieties of the cacao, the best known are the criollo, forastero, and calabacilla.
The Food of the Gods|Brandon Head
The criollo (creole) bean is generally used as seed, and for it high prices are obtained.
The Food of the Gods|Brandon Head
It is considered by some to be sufficiently distinct to form a third type equivalent to criollo or forastero.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for criollo

criollo

/ (kriːˈəʊləʊ, Spanish ˈkrjoʎo) /

noun plural -los (-ləʊz, Spanish -ʎos)

a native or inhabitant of Latin America of European descent, esp of Spanish descent

any of various South American breeds of domestic animal
(as modifier)a criollo pony

a high-quality variety of cocoa

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos

Word Origin for criollo

Spanish: native; see creole

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单词	criollo
释义	criollo [ kree-oh-loh; Spanish kree-aw-yaw ] / kriˈoʊ loʊ; Spanish kriˈɔ yɔ / noun, plural cri·ol·los [kree-oh-lohz; Spanish kree-aw-yaws]. /kriˈoʊ loʊz; Spanish kriˈɔ yɔs/. a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.Compare Creole (def. 1). a domestic animal of any of several strains or breeds developed in Latin America. adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos. Origin of criollo From Spanish, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at Creole Words nearby criollo crinoline stretcher, crinophagy, crinose, crinum, criolla, criollo, crios, criosphinx, crip, cripes, Crippen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for criollo The cacao of the criollo variety has pods the walls of which are thin and warty, with ten distinct furrows. Cocoa and Chocolate\|Arthur W. Knapp Of the many varieties of the cacao, the best known are the criollo, forastero, and calabacilla. The Food of the Gods\|Brandon Head The criollo (creole) bean is generally used as seed, and for it high prices are obtained. The Food of the Gods\|Brandon Head It is considered by some to be sufficiently distinct to form a third type equivalent to criollo or forastero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for criollo criollo / (kriːˈəʊləʊ, Spanish ˈkrjoʎo) / noun plural -los (-ləʊz, Spanish -ʎos) a native or inhabitant of Latin America of European descent, esp of Spanish descent any of various South American breeds of domestic animal (as modifier)a criollo pony a high-quality variety of cocoa adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos Word Origin for criollo Spanish: native; see creole Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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