Mestiza de Sangley
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Philippine Spanish mestiza de sangley, from mestiza (“mixed female”) + de (“of”) + sangley (“Chinese”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Philippines) IPA(key): /mɛsˌt̪iː.za d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.leɪ̯/, /mɛsˌt̪iː.za d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.lɪː/
Noun
[edit]Mestiza de Sangley (plural Mestizas de Sangley)
- (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)