Mestiza de Sangley

English

Alternative forms

• mestiza de sangley, mestiza de Sangley

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish mestiza de sangley, from mestiza (“mixed female”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ sangley (“Chinese”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɛsˌt̪iː.za d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.leɪ̯/, /mɛsˌt̪iː.za d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.lɪː/

Noun

Mestiza de Sangley (plural Mestizas de Sangley)

1. (Philippines, historical, dated) 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: Chinese mestiza

   Coordinate term: Mestizo de Sangley (male)

Related terms

• Chinese mestiza
• Chinese mestizo
• mestiza
• Mestiza de Español
• mestizo
• Mestizo de Español
• Mestizo de Sangley
• Spanish mestiza
• Spanish mestizo

 

See also

• Chinese Filipino