mestizo de sangley

English

Noun

mestizo de sangley (plural mestizos de sangley)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mestizo de Sangley

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mestizo de Sangley

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /mesˌtiθo de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.θo ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /mesˌtiso de sanˈɡlei/ [mesˌt̪i.so ð̞e sãŋˈɡlei̯]
• 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)