criolla

English

Noun

criolla (uncountable)

A genre of Cuban music.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈkɾjoʝa/ [ˈkɾjo.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈkɾjoʎa/ [ˈkɾjo.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkɾjoʃa/ [ˈkɾjo.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkɾjoʒa/ [ˈkɾjo.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒa

Syllabification: crio‧lla

Noun

criolla f (plural criollas)

a style of music from Cuba, in 6/8 time

Adjective

criolla

feminine singular of criollo

Further reading

“criollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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