CRIOLLO


Meaning of CRIOLLO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ krē-ˈōl-(ˌ)yō, -ˈō-(ˌ)yō ]

noun

( 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 originally developed in Argentina

• criollo adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.