crioulo

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noun

A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.

OriginPortuguese crioulo →
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Meanings

crioulo1

nouncrioulo (plural crioulos)

plural crioulos · alternative criollo

  1. A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.

Crioulo2

proper noun
  1. A creole dialect continuum spoken on the islands of Cape Verde, based on Portuguese and influenced by West African languages.

Origin

crioulo · noun

  1. Portuguesecrioulo
  2. Englishcrioulo

Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of creole and criollo.

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Crioulo · proper noun

  1. Portuguesecrioulo
  2. EnglishCrioulo

From Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Criollo, and Krio.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

couloir
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APA

crioulo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crioulo

MLA

“crioulo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crioulo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crioulo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crioulo.

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