First Known Use: 1604
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criollo
noun cri·o·llo \krē-ˈōl-(ˌ)yō, -ˈō-(ˌ)yō\
plural cri·o·llos
Definition of CRIOLLO
1
a : a person of pure Spanish descent born in Spanish America b : a person born and usually raised in a Spanish-American country
2
: a domestic animal of a breed or strain (as of cattle) developed in Latin America; especially often capitalized : any of a breed of hardy muscular ponies originally developed in Argentina
— criollo adjective
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Origin of CRIOLLO
Spanish — more at creole
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