I. krēˈōl(y)ō noun
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: Spanish — more at creole
1.
a. : a person of pure Spanish descent born in Spanish America — compare creole
b. : any person born and usually raised in a Spanish-American country ; especially : one of Spanish descent
2.
[American Spanish, from Spanish]
: an animal of any of various breeds or strains of domestic animals developed in Latin America: as
a. : a small vigorous usually dun or light brown So. American horse developed by judicious interbreeding of native and Arab stock
b. : a long-wooled sheep of Spanish origin now restricted to the Andes and adjacent Argentina
c. : any of several local strains of cattle some of predominantly dairy type, others of beef
3. : any of various cacaos with very rough but thin-shelled pods and white seeds of superior quality — compare forastero
II. adjective
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: Spanish from criollo, n.
1. : of, relating to, or being a criollo
2. : native to a Spanish-American country as opposed to European : not alien to Spanish America