mestiço

See also: mestico and mesticò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Compare Spanish mestizo, French métis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈt͡ʃi.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʃˈt͡ʃi.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈt͡ʃi.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨʃˈti.su/

Rhymes: -isu
Hyphenation: mes‧ti‧ço

Adjective

mestiço (feminine mestiça, masculine plural mestiços, feminine plural mestiças)

mixed (stemming from two or more races or breeds)

Related terms

Noun

mestiço m (plural mestiços, feminine mestiça, feminine plural mestiças)

multiracial person
Coordinate term: pardo

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