Associations to the word «Criollo»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CRIOLLO, noun. A Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); "Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes".
CRIOLLO, noun. Cocoa of superior quality.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats