crioulo
See also: Crioulo
English
Alternative forms
- criollo
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo.
Noun
crioulo (plural crioulos)
- A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.
Anagrams
- couloir
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain but usually associated with cria (“offspring”) or criar (“to breed; to rear”). Possibly a corruption of criadouro (“breeding place”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɾjo(w).lu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈo(w).lu/
- Hyphenation: cri‧ou‧lo
Noun
crioulo m (plural crioulos, feminine crioula, feminine plural crioulas)
- (historical) criollo (a descendant of European settlers who is born in a colony)
- (historical) a slave born in the house of his master
- (historical) a black person born in the Americas
- Creole (a person of mixed black and European ancestry born in a colony or former colony)
- (Brazil, dated, usually offensive) nigger; negro (a person of sub-Saharan African descent)
- Synonyms: preto, negro (neutral)
- crioulo (a horse breed of South America)
- (linguistics) creole (a language that arises from the adoption of a pidgin as a first language)
- Crioulos de base portuguesa.
- Portuguese-based Creole languages.
- (uncountable) Cape Verdean Creole; Crioulo
Descendants
- English: crioulo, Crioulo
- Spanish: criollo
- English: criollo
- French: créole
- English: Creole
Adjective
crioulo m (feminine singular crioula, masculine plural crioulos, feminine plural crioulas, comparable)
- Creole (of mixed black and European descent)
- Creole (pertaining to Creole culture)
- Eu adoro música crioula.
- I love Creole music.
- (Brazil, dated, usually offensive) black (of sub-Saharan African descent)
- (linguistics) relating to creole languages