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criollo

[ kree-oh-loh; Spanish kree-aw-yaw ]

noun

plural criollos
  1. a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry. Compare Creole ( def 1 ).
  2. a domestic animal of any of several strains or breeds developed in Latin America.


adjective

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

criollo

/ kriːˈəʊləʊ; ˈkrjoʎo /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Latin America of European descent, esp of Spanish descent
    1. any of various South American breeds of domestic animal
    2. ( as modifier )

      a criollo pony

  2. a high-quality variety of cocoa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a criollo or criollos
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of criollo1

From Spanish, dating back to 1905–10; Creole
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of criollo1

Spanish: native; see creole
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According to Chávez, these priests visited remote towns and sought to understand the worldview of the “criollo” people, whose Indigenous spiritual practices intertwined with new Christian customs and beliefs.

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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.

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

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Her Cuban-American family bastes the turkey in a mojo criollo marinade.

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It was at coastal haciendas that slaves began to prepare some of Peru's first criollo dishes, using ingredients like rice, onions, and limes that had been introduced via Spain's colonial foodways.

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