mixte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mixte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːkst/
• Rhymes: -iːkst

Noun

mixte (plural mixtes)

1. (chiefly attributive) A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.

French

Etymology

From Latin mixtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikst/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Adjective

mixte (plural mixtes)

1. mixed; varied
2. Relating to, or containing individuals of both sexes.

Derived terms

• stato mixte/statomixte

Related terms

• mixer
• mêler
• métis

Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Verb

mixte

1. inflection of mixen:
   1. first/third-person singular preterite
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II

Latin

Participle

mixte

1. vocative masculine singular of mixtus

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mixtus.

Adjective

mixte m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mixte)

1. mixed