criollo
/krɪˈɒləʊ
/ /krɪˈɒjəʊ/noun (plural criollos)
1A person from Spanish South or Central America, especially one of pure Spanish descent.Spaniards were referred to as Peninsulars, while their South-American-born descendants were called criollos (Creoles)....
- A criollo in Argentina is a person or a family descended from Spanish ancestry, in other words, no added mixture of non-Spanish blood.
- In the twentieth century, the men's loincloths were made of a bright red cloth obtained from the criollos (Venezuelans of mixed descent).
1.1A horse or other domestic animal of a South or Central American breed.Fig 5 shows the relatedness of the seven criollo breeds....
- You'll saddle up on Ecuadorian criollos, Andalucians and thoroughbreds, riding South American-style vaquero sillas - sheepskin padded for long hours in the saddle.
- On this 140-mile journey, you'll visit fishing villages atop South American criollo horses, fuel up on lamb and steak, and gaze at capybaras (the world's largest rodents).
2 (also criollo tree) A cacao tree of a variety producing thin-shelled beans of high quality.Older, ‘gran cru’ trees yield finer criollo and trinitario cacao beans, which are more flavorful than the lesser beans....
- Chuaco is the Montrachet of chocolate and still attracts the great chocolatiers of France and Italy, who fight over infinitesimal amounts of the finest criollo cacao in the world.
- The three main varieties of cacao beans used in the production of chocolate are criollo, forastero and trinitario.
Origin
Late 19th century: Spanish, literally 'native to the locality' (see Creole).