métis

métis

1. Alternative form of metis.

When writing in English in Canada, the accent is often preserved on métis. Many people and groups have dropped the accent, especially in western and northern Canada. When used in the name of an organization, the recommendation is to respect the preferred spelling of that organization.

• EMT-Is, stime, Times, times, setim, MSTie, items, mites, et sim., e-stim, emits, i-stem, smite, STEMI

Inherited from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus. Cognate with Portuguese mestiço, Spanish mestizo, Italian meticcio, German Mestize.

• IPA^(key): /me.tis/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /me.t͡sis/, [me.t͡sɪs]

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métis (feminine métisse, masculine plural métis, feminine plural métisses)

1. (of a person) mixed-race, halfbreed / half-breed
2. (of an animal or a plant) mongrel; of mixed origin

métis m (plural métis, feminine métisse)

1. mixed-race person, halfbreed / half-breed / breed (short form)
2. mongrel; crossbreed / cross-breed

• métissé

• “métis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• mites, mîtes