English

Alternative forms

• Criollo

Noun

criollo ‎(plural criollos)

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

See also

• peninsular

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo ‎(“white person born in the colonies; slave born in in the house of his master; black person born in the colonies”).

Adjective

criollo m ‎(feminine singular criolla, masculine plural criollos, feminine plural criollas)

1. creole
2. (Latin America) Unmixed European-descended Latin American
3. Latin American

Noun

criollo m ‎(plural criollos)

1. creole
2. (Latin America) Latin American of unmixed European descent
3. Latin American

Derived terms

• criollito
• criollismo