# Criollo

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of a social class, in the 16th-century Spanish colonies, who were born in the colonies but had European lineage.

## Etymology
From Spanish criollo, originally from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Crioulo, and Krio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/criollo