criolla

American  

[kree-oh-luh, kree-aw-yah] / kriˈoʊ lə, kriˈɔ jɑ /

noun

• criollas
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• criollas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of criolla

< Spanish; feminine of criollo

Example Sentences

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criolla criollas

In Argentina, where it is called criolla chica, the Torres family makes a delicious sparkling wine.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

Leysa makes pesto and criolla, a salsa with ginger, garlic, salt and olive oil.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2021

I try the criolla sauce; it’s delicate, well spiced and in truth, would be brilliant with meat.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2021

Around the corner, Gelateria Paradiso looks like an English teahouse, with upholstered benches and white wicker furniture, but its gelato tastes of tropical ingredients like hibiscus flower, passion fruit and the local plum, ciruela criolla.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2014

Creole, I believe, is variously used in different locations; but it is a Spanish word, coming from criolla, which means grown up.

From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by A. B. Shute

We especially enjoyed the empanadas criollas, beef with olives and raisins and deboned whole-fried yellowtail, served with Haitian pikliz, a pickled vegetable condiment, and Guasacaca, a Venezuelan avocado salsa.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026