tornatrás

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of torna +‎ atrás.

Noun

tornatrás m or f (plural tornatrás)

1. (Latin America, Philippines, historical) A descendant of mestizos with characteristics of only one of their parent's ancestries or race.

   Synonym: saltatrás

2. (Latin America, historical) A child of an albino and a Spaniard

   Synonym: saltatrás

3. (Philippines, historical) A child of a Sangley (Chinese person) and a Spaniard

Further reading

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