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mestizo

/mesˈtiθo/

adjective/mesˈtiθo/

of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage; of mixed indigenous (aboriginal) and colonial (European) descent; of mixed heritage (usually along with indigenous descent)

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

noun, masculine/mesˈtiθo/plural: mestizos

a person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage; a person whose ethnic heritage is of both aboriginal and colonial descent; 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)

Synonyms: ladino, cholo, panchito, sudaca

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