mestiza de sangley

English

Noun

mestiza de sangley (plural mestizas de sangley)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mestiza de Sangley.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mestiza (“mixed female”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ sangley (“Chinese”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mesˌtiθa de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.θa ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /mesˌtisa de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.sa ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: mes‧ti‧za de san‧gley

Noun

mestiza de sangley f (plural mestizas de sangley, masculine mestizo de sangley, masculine plural mestizos de sangley)

  1. (Philippines, historical) female equivalent of mestizo de sangley: A female person of mixed Chinese Filipino and ethnic Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
    Synonym: mestiza china

Descendants

  • → English: Mestiza de Sangley
  • → English: Chinese mestiza (calque)
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