CRIOLLO

criollo

(noun) cocoa of superior quality

criollo

(noun) a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); “Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Criollo (plural Criollos)

A surname.

Etymology 2

Noun

Criollo (plural Criollos)

(historical) A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Criollo

A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Criollo is the 22809th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1123 individuals. Criollo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (95.81%) individuals.

Noun

criollo (plural criollos)

Alternative form of Criollo

Source: Wiktionary



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