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mestizo

mes·ti·zo [ mess tzō ] (plural mes·ti·zos or mes·ti·zoes)


noun 
Definition:
 
Hispanic person of combined ancestry: somebody with mixed ancestry, especially somebody in Latin America of both Native American and European ancestry. Mestizos form the largest population group in many Latin American countries.

[Late 16th century. Via Spanish< Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere "mix"]
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