n.
Pronunciation: kr ē - ' ō l-( ˌ )y ō , - ' ō -( ˌ )y ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -llos
Etymology: Spanish ― more at CREOLE
Date: 1604
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 orig. developed in Argentina
– criollo adjective