mestizo
/mɛsˈtiː.zoʊ/
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mestizo noun: a person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
Noun
mestizo (plural mestizos or mestizoes)
- A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
- 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.
mestizo meaning in Marathi and Indonesian
mestizo in Marathi
- person of mixed ancestry
- मेस्तिसो mestiso
mestizo in Indonesian
- person of mixed ancestry
- mestizo
Forms of mestizo
| plural | mestizos |
|---|---|
| plural | mestizoes |
Origin of mestizo
Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Doublet of metis, which came from French.
Words formed from mestizo
Phrases with mestizo
Questions about mestizo
- What does mestizo mean?
- Mestizo means a person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
- What is mestizo in Marathi?
- Mestizo in Marathi is मेस्तिसो (mestiso). See Mestizo meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is mestizo?
- Mestizo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mestizo?
- Mestizo is pronounced /mɛsˈtiː.zoʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mestizo?
- The plural of mestizo is mestizos.
Words near mestizo in the dictionary
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