Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Spanish American of European, usually Spanish ancestry.
- adjective Of or relating to a criollo or criollos.
- adjective Indigenous to or characteristic of a Spanish-American country.
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- noun cocoa of superior quality
- noun a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It took the crew of 8,000 workers 14 months to finish the building, an architectural Frankenstein that combines elements of Art Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
PHOTOS: Cuba's Hotel Nacional Turns 80 The Huffington Post/AP 2010
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It took the crew of 8,000 workers 14 months to finish the building, an architectural Frankenstein that combines elements of Art Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
PHOTOS: Cuba's Hotel Nacional Turns 80 The Huffington Post/AP 2010
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It took the crew of 8,000 workers 14 months to finish the building, an architectural Frankenstein that combines elements of Art Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
PHOTOS: Cuba's Hotel Nacional Turns 80 The Huffington Post/AP 2010
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It took the crew of 8,000 workers 14 months to finish the building, an architectural Frankenstein that combines elements of Art Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
PHOTOS: Cuba's Hotel Nacional Turns 80 The Huffington Post/AP 2010
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The Mexican avocado, unlike the other two species, Guatemalan and West Indian, has leaves with a distinctive anise scent, and one of the varieties found in Mexico, the criollo, is eaten with its thin, purple-black skin.
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The Mexican avocado, unlike the other two species, Guatemalan and West Indian, has leaves with a distinctive anise scent, and one of the varieties found in Mexico, the criollo, is eaten with its thin, purple-black skin.
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The Cuino and some other Latin American criollo types are threatened, as are most of Africa's traditional breeds.
1 Microcattle 1991
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Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
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Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
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Deco, Baroque, Spanish colonial and Latin American criollo styles.
reesetee commented on the word criollo
The most prized, rare, and expensive cocoa bean cultivar; once used by the Maya. About 10% of chocolate is made from Criollo; it’s less bitter and more aromatic than similar beans.
February 9, 2007