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/

  • Rhymes: -isu
  • Hyphenation: mes‧ti‧ço

Adjective

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

  1. mixed (stemming from two or more races or breeds)

Noun

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

  1. multiracial person
    Coordinate term: pardo
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