Definitions for criollo

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criollo cri·ol·lo

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

IPA: /kriˈoʊ loʊ; Spanish kriˈɔ yɔ/

Criollo is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in criollo (cilloor).

Definitions for criollo

noun

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.

Origin of criollo

From Spanish, dating back to 1905-10; See origin at Creole

Examples for criollo

The criollo (creole) bean is generally used as seed, and for it high prices are obtained.

It is considered by some to be sufficiently distinct to form a third type equivalent to criollo or forastero.

Of the many varieties of the cacao, the best known are the criollo, forastero, and calabacilla.

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