criolla

[ kree-oh-luh; Spanish kree-aw-yah ]

noun,plural cri·ol·las

[kree-oh-luhz; Spanish kree-aw-yahs]. /kriˈoʊ ləz; Spanish kriˈɔ yɑs/.

a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.

Origin of criolla

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<Spanish; feminine of criollo

Words Nearby criolla

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How to use criolla in a sentence

Jos Hernndez, indiscutiblemente es el que posee el cetro de la poesa criolla Argentina entre los clsicos.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelson
The 'Danza criolla' is the patriotic music of Cuba, and every fresh carnival gives birth to a new set of these 'danzas.'
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba | Walter Goodman

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