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Definition of mestizo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mestizo

noun
 
/meˈstiːzəʊ/
 
/meˈstiːzəʊ/
(plural mestizos)
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  1. a Latin American who has both Spanish and indigenous (= coming originally from a place) ancestors
    Word OriginSpanish, ‘mixed’, based on Latin mixtus.
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