melez

Meaning

  1. (of an animal or a plant) Having been bred from two different species; hybrid, half-bred.
  2. Having been born of mixed parents; mixed-race.
  3. (figuratively) Mixed, blended.

Frequency

C2
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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