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criollo definition

cri·ollo (krē ō̂′yō̂)

noun

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

Etymology: Sp: see Creole

adjective

designating or of a criollo or criollos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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