criollo

cri·o·llo

noun \krē-ˈōl-(ˌ)yō, -ˈō-(ˌ)yō\

plural cri·o·llos

Definition of CRIOLLO

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

Origin of CRIOLLO

Spanish — more at creole

First Known Use: 1604