meticcio
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Remade from or influenced by French métis, from Late Latin mixticius[1], from Latin mixtus. Cf. the older form mesticcio and also misticcio[2][3]. The archaic variants mestizo, mestizzo were taken from Spanish mestizo[4].
Noun
meticcio m (plural meticci, feminine meticcia)
- half-caste, half-breed
- crossbreed
- mongrel, pooch (dog)
- Synonym: bastardino