criollo

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSpanish criollo ← Portuguese crioulo →
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Meanings

criollo1

nouncriollo (plural criollos)

plural criollos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Criollo.

Criollo2

proper nounCriollo (plural Criollos)

plural Criollos

  1. A surname.

Criollo3

nounCriollo (plural Criollos)

plural Criollos · alternative criollo

  1. historicalA member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.

Criollo4

proper noun
  1. A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecrioulo
  2. Spanishcriollo
  3. EnglishCriollo

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Llorico
Cite this entry
APA

criollo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criollo

MLA

“criollo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criollo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criollo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criollo.

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