mestizo

Meaning

Adj

1. of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage
2. (broadly) of mixed indigenous (aboriginal) and colonial (European) descent
3. (Philippines, historical) of mixed heritage (usually along with indigenous descent)

Noun

1. (masculine) a person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
2. (masculine) a person whose ethnic heritage is of both aboriginal and colonial descent
3. (Philippines, historical, masculine) a person of mixed Austronesian Filipino and non-austronesian foreign ancestry, typically born and raised in the Philippines, especially either that of the Mestizo de Español (Spanish mestizo) and Mestizo de Sangley (Chinese mestizo)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of mestizar

mestizar

to crossbreed

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Concepts

mestizo

mongrel

half-breed

crossbreed

hybrid

mixed

mutt

pooch

upper class

Metis

metis

crossbred

cur

half-caste

Synonyms

mestiza

cruzado

mixto

cholo

hombre mestizo

gozque

cholo

chucho

híbdrido

Translations

meticcio

Mestize

métis

Mischling

métisse

mestís

Bastard

incrocio

bastardo

corniaud

di razza mista

meticcia

Hyphenated as

mes‧ti‧zo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mesˈtiθo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: mixtus

Cognate with Portuguese: mestiço

Cognate with French: métis

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Cognate to Portuguese mestiço, French métis.