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Mestizo - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mestizo : (noun)
1: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European
and Native American ancestry) [syn: ladino]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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]
Mestizo wool, wool imported from South America, and
produced by mixed breeds of sheep.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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