métis

See also: metis, Metis, and Métis

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus. Compare Spanish mestizo.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /me.tis/

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. (of a person) mixed-race
2. (of an animal or a plant) mongrel; of mixed origin.

NounEdit

métis m ‎(plural métis, feminine métisse)

1. a mixed-race person
2. a mongrel; a cross-breed

SynonymsEdit

• métissé

AnagramsEdit

• mites, mîtes

External linksEdit

• “métis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).