mestizo

Noun

Meaning

The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or person of European stock.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

metis half blood half-breed creole ladino mule cur mongrel marabou cross mixed hybrid bastard amalgam crossbred
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Antonyms

thoroughbred division pure full-blooded blooded purebred
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Phrases with the word

Mestizo de Sangley Chinese mestizo

Derivatives

Mestizos mestizoes

Examples

After independence, most mestizos had native fathers and European or mestizo mothers. Source: Internet

About 43.7% of the population is of mixed Mayan and European descent (mestizo); 29.8% are of African and Afro-European (Creole) ancestry; about 11.0% are Mayan; and about 6.6% are Afro-Amerindian (Garifuna). Source: Internet

For example, Peruvians of Amerindian descent who have adopted aspects of Hispanic culture also are beginning to consider themselves " mestizo ". Source: Internet

Ecuador main Traditional Ecuadorian music can be classified as mestizo, Indian and black music. Source: Internet

For example, the telenovelas or soaps are criticized for featuring actors who resemble northern Europeans rather than actors of the more prevalent Southern European features) and light-skinned mulatto and mestizo appearance. Source: Internet

He left his many mestizo and white children well cared for in his will, along with every one of their mothers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mestiza mestizaje mestize Mestizo de Sangley mestizo wool mestizoes