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criollo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
criol-lo
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Criollo.

name

A surname.

noun

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

name

A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.

Etymology

From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

criollos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

peninsular

Questions

What does criollo mean?
Alternative form of Criollo.
Where does criollo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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