melez
Meaning
- (of an animal or a plant) Having been bred from two different species; hybrid, half-bred.
- Having been born of mixed parents; mixed-race.
- (figuratively) Mixed, blended.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/meˈlez/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملز (melez, “mixed, half-bred, mongrel”), from Persian ملس (“sweet and sour, twilight, cotton-silk mix fabric, bastard”), from Arabic مَلَس (malas, “twilight”).
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