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crioulo¹

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Borrowed from Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of creole and criollo.

noun crioulos · criollo

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

Crioulo²

Where it comes from

From Portuguese crioulo. Doublet of Creole, Criollo, and Krio.

proper noun

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

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"crioulo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crioulo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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crioulo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crioulo

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"crioulo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crioulo.

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@misc{crioulo_2026,
  title = {crioulo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crioulo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}