criollo

A noun referring to a person of pure Spanish descent born in the Spanish colonies of the Americas, or a high-quality variety of cocoa.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a una persona de ascendencia española pura nacida en las colonias españolas de América, o también un grano de cacao de alta calidad.

1. Person of Spanish descent born in the Americas C1 formal

   A person of pure European (usually Spanish) ancestry born in the Spanish colonies of the Americas.

   • The criollos played a key role in the independence movements of Latin America.
   • Many criollos owned large estates in the colonial era.
   • The social hierarchy placed peninsulares above criollos.

   🇪🇸Criollo (persona de ascendencia española nacida en América)

   Sinónimos: creole

2. High-quality cocoa bean C1 formal

   A rare and highly prized variety of cocoa bean known for its superior flavor and aroma.

   • Criollo cocoa is used to make the finest chocolates.
   • The farmer specialized in growing criollo beans.
   • Chocolate made from criollo has a complex, fruity taste.

   🇪🇸Cacao criollo

• criollos plural form
• criollos' possessive plural form
• criollo's possessive singular form