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criollo

criollo is the alternative form of Criollo.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Criollo

Criollo (plural Criollos)

  1. A surname.

Noun capitalized: Criollo

Criollo (plural Criollos)

  1. (historical) A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Criollo

Criollo

  1. A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.

Forms of criollo

Noun
pluralcriollos
pluralCriollos
alternative formcriollo
Proper noun
pluralCriollos

Origin of criollo

From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.

Phrases with criollo

Questions about criollo

What does criollo mean?
Criollo means a surname.
What is criollo the alternative form of?
Criollo is the alternative form of Criollo.
What part of speech is criollo?
Criollo can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near criollo in the dictionary

  1. criocones
  2. crioconic
  3. criodrilid
  4. criodrilids
  5. criolla
  6. criollo
  7. criollos
  8. criophore
  9. criophores
  10. criophoroi
  11. criophoros

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: criollo (page history and authors); Criollo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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