criolla
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of criolla
< Spanish; feminine of criollo
Example Sentences
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In Argentina, where it is called criolla chica, the Torres family makes a delicious sparkling wine.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
I try the criolla sauce; it’s delicate, well spiced and in truth, would be brilliant with meat.
From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2021
Leysa makes pesto and criolla, a salsa with ginger, garlic, salt and olive oil.
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 Shute, A. B.
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