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/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈt͡ʃi.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʃˈt͡ʃi.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈt͡ʃi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨʃˈti.su/

• 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)

Related terms

• mesclar
• misto
• mistura
• mexer

Noun

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

1. multiracial person

   Coordinate term: pardo