mixto

Latin

Participle

mixtō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mixtus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mixtus. See also mesto, an inherited doublet, now rarely in use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiɡsto/ [ˈmiɣ̞s.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -iɡsto
• Syllabification: mix‧to

Adjective

mixto (feminine mixta, masculine plural mixtos, feminine plural mixtas)

1. mixed

   Synonym: mezclado

2. compound

   Synonym: compuesto

Derived terms

• cargadora mixta
• dobles mixto
• economía mixta
• empresa mixta
• excavadora mixta
• pala mixta

 

Related terms

• mixtura

 

Noun

mixto m (plural mixtos)

1. (regional, Spain) match (stick) (used chiefly in Castile and León)

   Synonyms: cerilla, (Mexico) cerillo, fósforo, (regional, Spain) misto

2. (Puerto Rico) a dish of habichuelas, meat, and rice

Further reading

• “mixto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014