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mestize

/mɛsˈtiːz/

mestize is the archaic or gender-neutral form of mestizo.

Meaning of mestizo

Noun

mestizo (plural mestizos or mestizoes)

  1. (US) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
  2. (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 of mestize

pluralmestizes

Questions about mestize

What is mestize the archaic or gender-neutral form of?
Mestize is the archaic or gender-neutral form of mestizo.
How do you pronounce mestize?
Mestize is pronounced /mɛsˈtiːz/.

Words near mestize in the dictionary

  1. mestizaje
  2. mestizas
  3. Mestizas de Español
  4. mestizas de sangley
  5. mestization
  6. mestize
  7. mestizes
  8. mestizo
  9. mestizo de espanol
  10. mestizo de español
  11. mestizo de sangley

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