mestiço
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Compare Spanish mestizo, French métis.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -isu
- Hyphenation: mes‧ti‧ço
Adjective edit
mestiço (feminine mestiça, masculine plural mestiços, feminine plural mestiças)
- mixed (stemming from two or more races or breeds)
Related terms edit
Noun edit
mestiço m (plural mestiços, feminine mestiça, feminine plural mestiças)
- multiracial person
- Coordinate term: pardo