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crioulo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crioulo
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.

name

A creole dialect continuum spoken on the islands of Cape Verde, based on Portuguese and influenced by West African languages.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of creole and criollo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

crioulos (plural) criollo (alternative)

Phrases

Capeverdean Crioulo

Frequently Paired Words

Crioulo Capeverdean Crioulo

Questions

What does crioulo mean?
A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.
Where does crioulo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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