name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
criollo
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name
Meaning 2
A kind of tobacco primarily used in making cigars.
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of Criollo.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.
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Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 5
cocoa of superior quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cocoa
noun
Meaning 6
a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes
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Broader terms: Spanish American, Hispanic American, Hispanic
History
Etymology
From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.