Mestiza de Español
English
Alternative forms
- mestiza de español, mestiza de Español
- mestiza de espanol, mestiza de Espanol (misspelling)
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish mestiza de español, from mestiza (“mixed female”) + de (“of”) + español (“Spanish”).
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /mɛsˌt̪iː.za d̪ɛ ʔɛsˈpa.ɲol/
Noun
Mestiza de Espan̄ol (plural Mestizas de Español)
- (Philippines, historical, dated) Female equivalent of Mestizo de Español: A female person of mixed Spanish Filipino and ethnic Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
- Synonym: Spanish mestiza
- Coordinate term: Mestizo de Español (male)