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metis en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /meɪˈtiː/ (usually)
• /meɪˈtiːs/ (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of mixed heritage
2. (not-comparable) Of Métis heritage.

Forms

Relateds

Mestee · Metis

Translations (14)

az metis (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · es mestizo (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · oj wiisaakodewinini (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · fr métis (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · ru мети́ска (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · cmn 混血兒 /混血儿 (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · mn эрлийз (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · ja 混血児 (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · tr kırma (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · tr melez (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · ru мети́с (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · ro metis (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · fr métisse (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) · de Mischling (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)

metis en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /meɪˈtiː/ (usually)
• /meɪˈtiːs/ (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.

Meanings

1. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
2. (Canada, US, alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”).
   alt of Metis
3. (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

Forms

metis en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmiːtɪs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

Meanings

1. (qualifier:knowledge management, uncountable) Practical intelligence; street smarts.