criollo

Alternative forms

• Criollo

Etymology

Spanish, originally from Portuguese crioulo

Noun

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo (“white person born in the colonies; slave born in the house of his master; black person born in the colonies”).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾjoʎo/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾjoɟ͡ʝo/, [ˈkɾjoʝo]

Adjective

criollo (feminine singular criolla, masculine plural criollos, feminine plural criollas)

1. creole
2. (Latin America) Unmixed European-descended Latin American
3. Latin American

Noun

criollo m (plural criollos)

1. creole
2. (Latin America) Latin American of unmixed European descent
3. Latin American