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“mestizo” (English) in Spanish is
mestiza
1. (person of different races) a. mestizo. La población del país está mayormente compuesta de mestizos. Mestizos make up the majority of the population. b. mixed-race person. Los mestizos descienden de personas de diferentes razas.Mixed-race people descend from people of different races. 2. (cross-bred animal) a. crossbreed.
Mestizo (Spanish: or), mestiço (Portuguese: [mɨʃˈtisu] or [mesˈtʃisu]), métis (French: or), mestís (Catalan:), Mischling (German: [ˈmɪʃlɪŋ]), meticcio (Italian: [meˈtittʃo]), mestiezen (Dutch: [mɛsˈtizə(n)]), mestee (Middle English:), and mixed (English) are all cognates of the Latin word mixticius.
Jun 2, 2023 · The Spanish word mestizo is used “to designate the people of mixed European and indigenous non-European ancestry.” In other words, a mestizo is a person of mixed-race descent. In Latin America, this mixing of races has been taking place for the last 500 years in a long, historical process known as mestizaje .
Mestizo, any person of mixed blood. In Central and South America it denotes a person of combined Indian and European extraction. In some countries—e.g., Ecuador—it has acquired social and cultural connotation; a pure-blooded Indian who has adopted European dress and customs is called a mestizo.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
MESTIZO translate: racially mixed, mixed-race, hybrid, of mixed race, half-caste. Learn more in the Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary.
Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. 'mestizo' aparece también en las siguientes entradas: In the Spanish description: cholo - cruzado - cuarterón - ladino - mixto. English:
Lat Am Spain. Word forms: mestizo, mestiza. adjective. [persona] mixed-race. [sociedad] racially mixed. [raza] mixed. [animal] crossbred ⧫ mongrel (pejorative) [planta] hybrid. masculine noun/feminine noun. (= persona) mestizo ⧫ half-caste (offensive) (= animal) crossbreed ⧫ mongrel (pejorative) (= planta) hybrid.
