Criollo
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Criollo. alt-of, alternative
- 2 A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage. historical
- 3 cocoa of superior quality wordnet
- 4 a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish) wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.
Etymology
From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.