mestizo
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Doublet of metis, which came from French.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mestizo (plural mestizos or mestizoes)
- A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin mixticĭus, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Cognate to Portuguese mestiço, French métis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /mesˈtiθo/, [mesˈt̪iθo]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /mesˈtiso/, [mesˈt̪iso]
- Rhymes: -iso
Adjective[edit]
mestizo (feminine singular mestiza, masculine plural mestizos, feminine plural mestizas)
- Of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage
- also of mixed indigenous (aboriginal) and colonial (European) descent
Noun[edit]
mestizo m (plural mestizos, feminine mestiza, feminine plural mestizas)
- A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
- A person whose ethnic heritage is of both aboriginal and colonial descent
Synonyms[edit]
- (person of mixed Caucasoid and Amerindian descent who lives in Spain): Panchito and Sudaca - used in a derogatory and discriminatory way instead of Latino.
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