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单词 mestizo
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Definition of mestizo in English:

mestizo

nounFeminine and Plural mestizos mɛˈstiːzəʊmesˈtiθomesˈtiso
  • (in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent.

    (拉丁美洲)男混血儿(尤指西班牙人和印第安人后代)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But they allowed justified resentment at past treatment by the mestizo (mixed race Spanish speaking) section of the masses to divert them from pushing forward the struggle against the common enemy.
    • On the other hand, it is important to keep in mind that Mexican-Americans are mestizas and mestizos, victims of various colonization processes.
    • Ladinos are usually mestizos, people of mixed Amerindian and European descent.
    • Among mestizos (persons of mixed blood) and other indigenous peoples, weddings are lavish affairs.
    • About 90 percent of the people are mestizos, people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry.

Origin

Spanish, 'mixed', based on Latin mixtus.

Definition of mestizo in US English:

mestizo

noun
  • (in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent.

    (拉丁美洲)男混血儿(尤指西班牙人和印第安人后代)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among mestizos (persons of mixed blood) and other indigenous peoples, weddings are lavish affairs.
    • But they allowed justified resentment at past treatment by the mestizo (mixed race Spanish speaking) section of the masses to divert them from pushing forward the struggle against the common enemy.
    • Ladinos are usually mestizos, people of mixed Amerindian and European descent.
    • On the other hand, it is important to keep in mind that Mexican-Americans are mestizas and mestizos, victims of various colonization processes.
    • About 90 percent of the people are mestizos, people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry.

Origin

Spanish, ‘mixed’, based on Latin mixtus.

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