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Criollo is a Spanish term (feminine criolla, plural criollos/criollas) which may refer to:

• The Criollos, a caste in the Spanish colonial caste system.
• Any Creole peoples in Spanish-speaking regions, or former Spanish colonies.
• Any creole languages that is Spanish-based, or is spoken in Spanish-speaking regions.
• The Criollo cultivar of cacao.
• Criollo tobacco, a variety of tobacco used for cigar wrappers which originated in Cuba. Originally this term referred to a specific strain of tobacco, but since it literally just means "native", it has been used to describe any number of tobacco varieties from various countries.
• Criollo (horse), a South American horse breed.
• Cuban Criollo (horse), a Cuban horse breed.
• Criollo (sheep), a sheep breed.
• Criollo cattle, the Mexican name of the Corriente cattle
• The Criollos de Caguas or Caguas Creoles (basketball), a team frm Caguas, Puerto Rico.
• Pan Criollo, a constructed language by Xul Solar amusingly named after a traditional type of Argentine bread, popularly believed to be kneaded with the feet.
• The Spanish name for the Mission (grape) is Uva Criolla.
• A criollo is the opposite of a gringo.

• Canción criolla Argentine and Unruguayan country music.
• Duelo criollo, a duel with knives in Argentina and Uruguay.
• Pabellón criollo, a traditional Venezuelan dish.
• Musica criolla, any of various musical styles from Peru.
• Vals criollo, or creole waltz, an urban dance from Argentina.
• Pino criollo, or laso (Prumnopitys montana).
• Adobo criollo, a spice or combination of spices. Adobar is Spanish for marinate.
• Apio criollo, the Venezuelan name of the arracacha.
• "Hablando en criollo, "speaking creole", an expression that usually prefaces the use of blunt or vulgar language (as in English "pardon my French".)
• Comida Criolla, Spanish food, typically from the Caribbean, usually consisting of rice, beans, and seasoned meat (beef, chicken, or pork), and may also include a plantain side.

Criollo is also a proper name:

• Agustín Criollo, a guitar player.
• Criollo (band), a Bahire band.

• Criollada, a deed typical of a traditional Argentine; also a collective noun for the criollo masses, as distinct from the gringada, the generality of persons of gringo origin.

• Criollita, a simple saltine cream cracker, in Argentina.

• Criollito, Spanish diminutive, a term of enderament for a typical, all-Argentine (or Uruguayan) boy or young man.

• Criollazo, a Spanish augmentative, meaning a real, authentic criollo. Term of endearment for a patriarchal figure.

• Criollismo, the cultivation of criollo values, especially in literature, sometimes in a chauvinistic way. (i.e., nativism.)

• An article about Criollo (and Corojo) tobacco

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