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Meaning of "mestizo" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MESTIZO

From Spanish, ultimately from Latin miscēre to mix.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MESTIZO

mɛˈstiːzəʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MESTIZO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mestizo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MESTIZO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mestizo

Mestizo is a term traditionally used in Spain and Spanish-speaking America to mean a person of combined European and Native American descent. The term was used as a racial category in the casta system that was in use during the Spanish Empire's control of their American colonies. To avoid confusion with the original usage of the term mestizo, mixed-race people started to be referred collectively as castas. During the colonial period, mestizos quickly became the majority group in much of what is today the Spanish-speaking parts of Latin America, and when the colonies started achieving independence from Spain, the mestizo group often became dominant. In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico, the concept of the "mestizo" became central to the formation of a new independent identity that was neither wholly Spanish nor wholly indigenous and the word mestizo acquired its current double meaning of mixed cultural heritage and descent. In colonial Venezuela, pardo was more commonly used instead of mestizo.

Definition of mestizo in the English dictionary

The definition of mestizo in the dictionary is a person of mixed parentage, esp the offspring of a Spanish American and an American Indian.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MESTIZO

abrazo · aviso · azo · Chimborazo · chorizo · gallinazo · gonzo · Guangzhou · Lorenzo · mesteso · mozo · muso · orzo · ouzo · reseau · reseaux · Roseau · sleazo · virtuoso · zo

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MESTIZO

messiest · messieurs · messily · Messina · messiness · messman · messmate · Messrs · messuage · messy · mestee · mester · mesteso · mestino · mestiza · mesto · mestom · mestome · mestranol

WORDS THAT END LIKE MESTIZO

Abruzzo · Arezzo · bizzo · diazo · dzo · garbanzo · ginzo · imbizo · intermezzo · lazzo · matzo · mezzo · Michelozzo · Milazzo · palazzo · paparazzo · rebozo · scherzo · schizo · terrazzo

Synonyms and antonyms of mestizo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mestizo» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MESTIZO

Find out the translation of mestizo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mestizo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mestizo» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

混血
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

mestizo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

mestizo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

mestizo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المولدين
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

метисы
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

mestiço
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

mestizo
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

métis
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mestizo
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Mestize
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

メスティーゾ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

메스티소
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Mestizo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn ông lai
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

mestizo
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मेस्टीझो
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

melez
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

meticcio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Metysów
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

метиси
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mestizo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mestizo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mestizo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mestizo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mestizo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mestizo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MESTIZO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of mestizo
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mestizo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MESTIZO»

Discover the use of mestizo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mestizo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mestizo: The History, Culture, and Politics of the Mexican ...
This text covers over 2,000 years, tracing the roots of the contemporary Mexican-American.
Arnoldo C. Vento, 1998
2
The Mestizo Mind: The Intellectual Dynamics of Colonization ...
Chinese, Japanese. By returning to the interplay of image and calligraphy, by systematizing the superimposition and insertion of screens, the filmmaker breathed life into the mestizo fresco of The Pillow Book. Although similar procedures were ...
Serge Gruzinski, 2013
3
Mestizo Modernism: Race, Nation, and Identity in Latin ...
"Tace Hedrick's subtle command of the theoretical and critical material in modernity, her shrewd, original readings of texts and art, make this book a delight to read.
Tace Hedrick, 2003
4
Maya Or Mestizo?:
Maya or Mestizo? skilfully weaves the history of Mexico into a compelling tale of a community caught between tradition and modernity.
Ronald Loewe, 2010
5
The Mestizo State: Reading Race in Modern Mexico
The wide-ranging relations between race and cultural production in modern Mexico
Joshua Lund, 2012
6
The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism
The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism offers insight into the contemporary resurgence and importance of indigenista discourses in Latin America.
Estelle Tarica, 2008
7
Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders
Annotation It can come as no surprise that the ethnic makeup of the American population is rapidly changing. In this volume, John Francis Burke offers a "mestizo" theory of democracy and traces its implications for public policy.
John Francis Burke, 2003
8
Mestizo Worship: A Pastoral Approach to Liturgical Ministry
The book also offers helpful insights to liturgists, religious educators, priests, and others who promote the mutual enrichment between liturgy and non-Anglo expressions of faith.
Timothy M. Matovina, 1998
9
Mestizo Christianity: Theology from the Latino Perspective
'Mestizo Christianity' is the most comprehensive introduction to the work of the principle figures in U.S. Hispanic theology - Protestant as well as Catholic.
Arturo J. Ban̋uelas, 2004
10
Mestizo Nations: Culture, Race, and Conformity in Latin ...
Among texts considered are the Indianist novel Iracema by the nineteenth-century Brazilian author JosŽ de Alencar; the Tradiciones peruanas, Peruvian Ricardo Palma's fictionalizations of national difference; and historical and sociological ...
Juan E. De Castro, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MESTIZO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mestizo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Belizean Paradise Is a Journey Through a Dozen Cultures in Mid-City
Add in the undeniable influences from Mexico, Latin America, a local Mestizo population, and nearby Caribbean islands, and you start to ... «Eater LA, Jul 15»
2
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay work to preserve gaucho culture
... of gaucho federations in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, participants voted to promote the figure of the mestizo horse riders before UNESCO. «Fox News Latino, Jul 15»
3
El Paso icon, folklorico matriarch Rosa Guerrero readying to retire
"They learn about the history of El Paso, about the Mexican American, the Spanish heritage and the Native American, and the Mestizo and who ... «El Paso Times, Jul 15»
4
One-on-One With Afro-Cubans: What It Means to Be Black in Cuba
They began celebrating Cuba's racially mixed, or mestizo, heritage. This cultural-identity movement was called cubanidad, a blend of white and ... «The Root, Jul 15»
5
Mestizo's pulled pork
BATON ROUGE - Jim Urdiales of Baton Rouge's Mestizo restaurant visited the kitchen on the set of Friday's News 2 at 4 to demonstrate a melt-in-your-mouth ... «WBRZ, Jul 15»
6
Denver weather: Hot Friday expected ahead of unsettled weather
Lorenzo Chavez, 15, pushes his ice cream cart in front of a mural at Mestizo-Curtis Pool in Five Points in this July 7, 2014 file photo. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
7
The Pope of Latin America
He is the first indigenous citizen to wield power in Bolivia, a country traditionally ruled by members of its minority mestizo or white population, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
8
50 shades of white; TV debate between Prayut, Yingluck and Abhisit?
Being mestizo can lead to stardom, which can lead to wealth. And to begin with, by virtue of our political and economic history, many of our ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
9
50 shades of white
Being mestizo can lead to stardom, which can lead to wealth. And to begin with, by virtue of our political and economic history, many of our ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Revisited HLA and non-HLA genetics of Takayasu arteritis—where …
Immunogenetics and clinical aspects of Takayasu's arteritis patients in a Mexican Mestizo population. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 19, 439–443 ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mestizo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mestizo>. Apr 2024 ».
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