mestizo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Doublet of metis, which came from French.

La mitad de los habitantes son mestizos, descendientes de españoles e indios. — A First Spanish Reader, Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler
The man himself is either of Spanish blood or a "mestizo" (half-breed). — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
“All—Indians, mestizos, Chinese, Spaniards, all who are found to be without courage, without energy. — The Reign of Greed, José Rizal

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