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(krē ō̂′yō̂)

noun

a person of Spanish descent born in Spanish America
any of various domestic animals bred in Latin America

Origin: Sp: see Creole

adjective

designating or of a criollo or criollos

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noun pl. cri·ol·los (-lōz, -yōs)

A Spanish American of European, usually Spanish descent.

adjective

Of or relating to a criollo or criollos.
Indigenous to or characteristic of a Spanish-American country: criollo cattle; a criollo dish.

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Origin: Spanish; see Creole

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