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English
Noun
criolla (uncountable)
- A genre of Cuban music.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈkɾjoʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈkɾjoʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkɾjoʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkɾjoʒa/
- Syllabification: crio‧lla
Noun
criolla f (plural criollas)
- a style of music from Cuba, in 6/8 time
Adjective
criolla
- feminine singular of criollo
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