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métis

/me.tis/

adjective/me.tis/

mixed-race, halfbreed / half-breed; mongrel; of mixed origin

Inherited from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus. Cognate with Portuguese mestiço, Spanish mestizo, Italian meticcio.

noun, masculine/me.tis/

mixed-race person, halfbreed / half-breed / breed (short form); mongrel; crossbreed / cross-breed

Inherited from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus. Cognate with Portuguese mestiço, Spanish mestizo, Italian meticcio.