métis

See also: METIs, metis, Metis, and Métis

English

Noun

métis

1. Alternative form of metis.

Usage notes

• When writing in English in Canada, the accent is often preserved on métis. Many people and groups have dropped the accent, especially in western and northern Canada. When used in the name of an organization, the recommendation is to respect the preferred spelling of that organization.

Anagrams

• EMT-Is, stime, Times, times, setim, MSTie, items, mites, et sim., e-stim, emits, i-stem, smite, STEMI

French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus. Cognate with Portuguese mestiço, Spanish mestizo, Italian meticcio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.tis/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /me.tis/, [me.t͡sɪs]

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Adjective

métis (feminine métisse, masculine plural métis, feminine plural métisses)

1. (of a person) mixed-race, halfbreed / half-breed
2. (of an animal or a plant) mongrel; of mixed origin

Descendants

• Réunion Creole French: métis

Noun

métis m (invariable, feminine métisse)

1. mixed-race person, halfbreed / half-breed / breed (short form)
2. mongrel; crossbreed / cross-breed

Related terms

• mêler
• métchif
• métif (Old French, oblique case)
• métiff
• Métis
• métissage
• métisser
• mitchif

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: metis
• Réunion Creole French: métis

Further reading

• “métis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• mites, mîtes

Réunion Creole French

Etymology

From French métis.

Adjective

métis

1. mixed-race

Noun

métis

1. mixed-race person

References

• Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 232