criollo

American  

[kree-oh-loh, kree-aw-yaw] / kriˈoʊ loʊ, kriˈɔ yɔ /

noun

plural

criollos

1. a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.

2. a domestic animal of any of several strains or breeds developed in Latin America.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos.

criollo British  

/ kriːˈəʊləʊ, ˈkrjoʎo /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Latin America of European descent, esp of Spanish descent

2. 1. any of various South American breeds of domestic animal

   2. ( as modifier )

      a criollo pony

3. a high-quality variety of cocoa

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos

Etymology

Origin of criollo

From Spanish, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at Creole

Example Sentences

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

In Venezuela, he wafts a chocolate bar made with rare criollo under the reader’s nose.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 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

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 cacao of the criollo variety has pods the walls of which are thin and warty, with ten distinct furrows.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Knapp, Arthur William