mestizo

[ me-stee-zoh, mi- ]

/ mɛˈsti zoʊ, mɪ- /

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noun, plural mes·ti·zos, mes·ti·zoes.

a person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry, especially, in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European descent or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign descent.

Origin of mestizo

1580–90; <Spanish, noun use of adj. mestizo<Vulgar Latin *mixtīcius mixed

Words nearby mestizo

mess with, messy, mestee, mester, mestiza, mestizo, mestome, mestranol, Meŝtrović, Mesurol, mesylate

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Example sentences from the Web for mestizo

The mestizo, meanwhile, proudly held up his head, and scarcely looked at those of his own class.
The Pearl of Lima|Jules Verne
We may say, then, that in Palenque every Maya baby below ten months of age was sacral spotted, and that no Mestizo baby was.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
Ordering the mestizo to retire, he puts the prisoner through a course of cross-questioning.
The Death Shot|Mayne Reid
The mestizo at first feared the torments, but afterward plucked up his courage to endure them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXII, 1640|Diego Aduarte

He is a Mestizo; so the Indians would not mind such a marriage.
The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fergus Hume

British Dictionary definitions for mestizo

mestizo

/ (mɛˈstiːzəʊ, mɪ-) /

noun plural -zos or -zoes

a person of mixed parentage, esp the offspring of a Spanish American and an American Indian

Derived forms of mestizo

mestiza (mɛˈstiːzə), fem n

Word Origin for mestizo

C16: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin miscēre to mix

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单词	mestizo
释义	mestizo [ me-stee-zoh, mi- ] / mɛˈsti zoʊ, mɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mestizo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural mes·ti·zos, mes·ti·zoes. a person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry, especially, in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European descent or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign descent. Origin of mestizo 1580–90; <Spanish, noun use of adj. mestizo<Vulgar Latin *mixtīcius mixed Words nearby mestizo mess with, messy, mestee, mester, mestiza, mestizo, mestome, mestranol, Meŝtrović, Mesurol, mesylate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mestizo The mestizo, meanwhile, proudly held up his head, and scarcely looked at those of his own class. The Pearl of Lima\|Jules Verne We may say, then, that in Palenque every Maya baby below ten months of age was sacral spotted, and that no Mestizo baby was. In Indian Mexico (1908)\|Frederick Starr Ordering the mestizo to retire, he puts the prisoner through a course of cross-questioning. The Death Shot\|Mayne Reid The mestizo at first feared the torments, but afterward plucked up his courage to endure them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXII, 1640\|Diego Aduarte He is a Mestizo; so the Indians would not mind such a marriage. The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|Fergus Hume British Dictionary definitions for mestizo mestizo / (mɛˈstiːzəʊ, mɪ-) / noun plural -zos or -zoes a person of mixed parentage, esp the offspring of a Spanish American and an American Indian Derived forms of mestizo mestiza (mɛˈstiːzə), fem n Word Origin for mestizo C16: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin miscēre to mix Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mestizo cur, half-breed, hybrid, mongrel, crossbreed, half-caste
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mestizo

noun, plural mes·ti·zos, mes·ti·zoes.

Origin of mestizo

Words nearby mestizo

Example sentences from the Web for mestizo

British Dictionary definitions for mestizo

noun plural -zos or -zoes

Derived forms of mestizo

Word Origin for mestizo

Words related to mestizo