criollo
Americannoun
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a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
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a domestic animal of any of several strains or breeds developed in Latin America.
adjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Latin America of European descent, esp of Spanish descent
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any of various South American breeds of domestic animal
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( as modifier )
a criollo pony
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a high-quality variety of cocoa
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of criollo
From Spanish, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at Creole
Example Sentences
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The mound of mashed fried plantains, draped with clean curls of shrimp sauteed in criollo sauce, is unapologetically — you might say gloriously — starchy.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2022
Grilled, butterflied chorizo criollo on a demi-baguette smeared with chimichurri: In Argentina this sandwich tends to stop there, but we like the sautéed peppers and onions on top at the Elvio’s stand at Smorgasburg LA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2016
The molcajete, painted with a pig’s snout, red-dot eyes and black flaps of ears, comes from Puebla, as do her giant bags of bay leaves and avocado criollo leaves shipped from her sister’s farm.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2015
Tango is the embodiment of the "criollo" culture of Europeans and natives who settled around the Rio de la Plata.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2011
The forastero variety includes many sub-varieties, the kind most distinct from the criollo having pods, the walls of which are thick and woody, the surface smooth, the furrows indistinct, and the shape globular.
From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Knapp, Arthur William
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