Found 2 items, similar to Mestizos.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mestizo
mestizo
n : a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European
and Native American ancestry) [syn:
ladino]
[also:
mestizoes (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mestizos
Mestizo
\Mes*ti"zo\, n.; pl.
Mestizos. [Sp. mestizo; akin to
OF. mestis, F. m['e]tis; all fr. (assumed) LL. mixtitius, fr.
L. mixtus mixed, p. p. of miscere to mix. See
Mix, and cf.
Mestee,
M['E]tif,
M['E]tis,
Mustee.]
The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or
person of European stock. [Spanish America]
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Mestizo wool, wool imported from South America, and
produced by mixed breeds of sheep.
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