Definition of mestizo in English:
mestizo
nounFeminine and Plural mestizos mɛˈstiːzəʊmesˈtiθomesˈtiso
(in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent.
Example sentencesExamples
- But they allowed justified resentment at past treatment by the mestizo (mixed race Spanish speaking) section of the masses to divert them from pushing forward the struggle against the common enemy.
- On the other hand, it is important to keep in mind that Mexican-Americans are mestizas and mestizos, victims of various colonization processes.
- Ladinos are usually mestizos, people of mixed Amerindian and European descent.
- Among mestizos (persons of mixed blood) and other indigenous peoples, weddings are lavish affairs.
- About 90 percent of the people are mestizos, people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry.
Origin
Spanish, 'mixed', based on Latin mixtus.