mestizo
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Doublet of metis, which came from French.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mestizo (plural mestizos or mestizoes)
- A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
TranslationsEdit
a person of mixed ancestry
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin mixticĭus, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Cognate to Portuguese mestiço, French métis.
PronunciationEdit
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /mesˈtiθo/, [mes.ˈt̪i.θo]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /mesˈtiso/, [mes.ˈt̪i.so]
- Rhymes: -iso
AdjectiveEdit
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
NounEdit
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
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Tagalog: mestiso