mestiza de sangley

English

Noun

mestiza de sangley (plural mestizas de sangley)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mestiza de Sangley

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mestiza de Sangley

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /mesˌtiθa de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.θa ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /mesˌtisa de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.sa ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯]
• 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)