Etymology

criollo

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Today it means: A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage. Full definition →

Spanish criollo ← Portuguese crioulo
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  1. Portuguese · derived fromcrioulo
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcriollo
  3. English todayCriollo

From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.

Words from the same roots

Spanishcriollo all →

creole

Portuguesecrioulo all →

creolecriouloKrio

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