MESTIZO
mestizo
(noun) a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mestizo (plural mestizos or mestizoes)
A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
Source: Wiktionary
Mes*ti"zo, n.; pl. Mestizos. Etym: [Sp. mestizo; akin to OF. mestis, F. métis; all fr. (assumed) LL. mixtitius, fr. L. mixtus mixed, p. p. of miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Mestee, MÉtif, MÉtis, Mustee.]
Definition: The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or person of European stock. [Spanish America] Mestizo wool, wool imported from South America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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