Main Entry: cri·o·llo

Pronunciation: \krē-ˈōl-(ˌ)yō, -ˈō-(ˌ)yō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cri·o·llos

Etymology: Spanish — more at creole

Date: 1604

1 a : a person of pure Spanish descent born in Spanish America b : a person born and usually raised in a Spanish-American country
2 : a domestic animal of a breed or strain (as of cattle) developed in Latin America; especially often capitalized : any of a breed of hardy muscular ponies originally developed in Argentina

— criollo adjective