English

Proper noun

Crioulo

1. A creole dialect continuum spoken on the islands of Cape Verde, based on Portuguese and influenced by West African languages.

See also

• Capeverdean Crioulo

Anagrams

• couloir

English

Alternative forms

• criollo

Noun

crioulo ‎(plural crioulos)

1. A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cria.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾjo(w).lu/
• Hyphenation: cri‧ou‧lo

Adjective

crioulo m ‎(feminine singular crioula, masculine plural crioulos, feminine plural crioulas, comparable)

1. (historical) Creole (of mixed indigenous and colonial (European) descent)
2. Creole (pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole)

   Eu adoro música crioula.‎

   I love Creole music.

Noun

crioulo m (plural crioulos, feminine crioula, feminine plural crioulas)

1. (historical) criollo (a descendant of white European settlers who is born in a colonized country)
2. (historical) a slave born in in the house of his master
3. Creole (anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by white Europeans)
4. (Brazil, pejorative, offensive) nigger (a Brazilian with African ancestry)
5. crioulo (horse)
6. Creole language

   Crioulos de base portuguesa.‎

   Portuguese-based Creole languages.

7. (uncountable) Cape Verdean Creole; Crioulo

Descendants

• English: crioulo, Crioulo
• Spanish: criollo
  • English: criollo
  • French: créole
    • English: Creole