mestizo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɛsˈtiː.zoʊ/ (UK, US)
- /mɛˈstiː.zoʊ/ (UK, US)
- /mɛsˈtiː.zo/ (Philippines)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Doublet of metis, which came from French.
Meanings
- (US) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
- (Philippines, historical) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Austronesian Filipino and Spanish or Chinese ancestry, such as that of the Spanish mestizos and Chinese mestizos from the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mestizos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mestizoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Mestizo de Español · Spanish mestizo · Chinese mestizo · Mestizo de Sangley · mestizo wool
Relateds
mestiz · metis · Metis · mulatto · mustee · mestize
Translations (23)
ca mestissa (person of mixed ancestry) · de Mestizin (person of mixed ancestry) · eo mestizino (person of mixed ancestry) · pt cabocla (person of mixed ancestry) · fr métisse (person of mixed ancestry) · pl metys (person of mixed ancestry) · pt mestiça (person of mixed ancestry) · tr kırma (person of mixed ancestry) · hy մետիս (person of mixed ancestry) · de Mestize (person of mixed ancestry) · tr melez (person of mixed ancestry) · ca mestís (person of mixed ancestry) · mr मेस्तिसो (person of mixed ancestry) · pt mestiço (person of mixed ancestry) · es mestizo (person of mixed ancestry) · eo mestizo (person of mixed ancestry) · fr métis (person of mixed ancestry) · nl mesties (person of mixed ancestry) · es mestiza (person of mixed ancestry) · sv mestis (person of mixed ancestry) · pt caboclo (person of mixed ancestry) · id mestizo (person of mixed ancestry) · bg метис (person of mixed ancestry)