mestizo de sangley

English

Noun

mestizo de sangley (plural mestizos de sangley)

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mesˌtiθo de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.θo ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /mesˌtiso de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.so ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: mes‧ti‧zo de san‧gley

Noun

mestizo de sangley m (plural mestizos de sangley, feminine mestiza de sangley, feminine plural mestizas de sangley)

  1. (Philippines, historical) A person of mixed Chinese Filipino and ethnic Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
    Synonym: mestizo chino

Descendants

  • → English: Mestizo de Sangley
  • → English: Chinese mestizo (calque)
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