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Definition of criollo in English: criollonounPlural Criollos, Plural criollos krɪˈɒləʊkrɪˈɒjəʊkrēˈōlō 1A person from Spanish South or Central America, especially one of pure Spanish descent. Example sentencesExamples - In the twentieth century, the men's loincloths were made of a bright red cloth obtained from the criollos (Venezuelans of mixed descent).
- A criollo in Argentina is a person or a family descended from Spanish ancestry, in other words, no added mixture of non-Spanish blood.
- The historical Mexican criollo likewise suffered because of a deep sense of national and continental identity.
- During this period, private property prevailed in areas controlled by Spanish and criollo communities while communal property remained the standard of indigenous communities.
- Spaniards were referred to as Peninsulars, while their South-American-born descendants were called criollos (Creoles).
- 1.1 A horse or other domestic animal of a South or Central American breed.
Example sentencesExamples - The farm belongs to rancher Ramon Sierra, who, with son-in-law Hector Soto Vargas, is providing sturdy Patagonian criollo horses, still shaggy in their winter coats, to get us up the Soler.
- You'll saddle up on Ecuadorian criollos, Andalucians and thoroughbreds, riding South American-style vaquero sillas - sheepskin padded for long hours in the saddle.
- Trot beside breaking waves with your criollo steed at Playa Negra, one of Costa Rica's best surf breaks, and stay in beachfront bungalows.
- On this 140-mile journey, you'll visit fishing villages atop South American criollo horses, fuel up on lamb and steak, and gaze at capybaras (the world's largest rodents).
- Fig 5 shows the relatedness of the seven criollo breeds.
2A cacao tree of a variety producing thin-shelled beans of high quality. Example sentencesExamples - The best chocolate is 100% criollo or a blend of that and trinitario.
- The three main varieties of cacao beans used in the production of chocolate are criollo, forastero and trinitario.
- Most of their beans are criollo hybrids, which is considered the best cacao available today.
- Chuaco is the Montrachet of chocolate and still attracts the great chocolatiers of France and Italy, who fight over infinitesimal amounts of the finest criollo cacao in the world.
- Older, ‘gran cru’ trees yield finer criollo and trinitario cacao beans, which are more flavorful than the lesser beans.
Origin Late 19th century: Spanish, literally 'native to the locality' (see Creole). Rhymes bolo, polo, solo, tombolo Definition of criollo in US English: criollo(also Criollo) nounkrēˈōlō 1A person from Spanish South or Central America, especially one of pure Spanish descent. Example sentencesExamples - The historical Mexican criollo likewise suffered because of a deep sense of national and continental identity.
- A criollo in Argentina is a person or a family descended from Spanish ancestry, in other words, no added mixture of non-Spanish blood.
- During this period, private property prevailed in areas controlled by Spanish and criollo communities while communal property remained the standard of indigenous communities.
- Spaniards were referred to as Peninsulars, while their South-American-born descendants were called criollos (Creoles).
- In the twentieth century, the men's loincloths were made of a bright red cloth obtained from the criollos (Venezuelans of mixed descent).
- 1.1 A horse or other domestic animal of a South or Central American breed.
Example sentencesExamples - Trot beside breaking waves with your criollo steed at Playa Negra, one of Costa Rica's best surf breaks, and stay in beachfront bungalows.
- Fig 5 shows the relatedness of the seven criollo breeds.
- The farm belongs to rancher Ramon Sierra, who, with son-in-law Hector Soto Vargas, is providing sturdy Patagonian criollo horses, still shaggy in their winter coats, to get us up the Soler.
- You'll saddle up on Ecuadorian criollos, Andalucians and thoroughbreds, riding South American-style vaquero sillas - sheepskin padded for long hours in the saddle.
- On this 140-mile journey, you'll visit fishing villages atop South American criollo horses, fuel up on lamb and steak, and gaze at capybaras (the world's largest rodents).
2A cacao tree of a variety producing thin-shelled beans of high quality. Example sentencesExamples - Chuaco is the Montrachet of chocolate and still attracts the great chocolatiers of France and Italy, who fight over infinitesimal amounts of the finest criollo cacao in the world.
- Most of their beans are criollo hybrids, which is considered the best cacao available today.
- Older, ‘gran cru’ trees yield finer criollo and trinitario cacao beans, which are more flavorful than the lesser beans.
- The best chocolate is 100% criollo or a blend of that and trinitario.
- The three main varieties of cacao beans used in the production of chocolate are criollo, forastero and trinitario.
Origin Late 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘native to the locality’ (see Creole). |