mestizo

英 [me'stiːzəʊ; mes'tɪso; -'tɪθo] 美 [mɛ'stizo]
  • n. 混血儿(尤指拉丁民族与印第安族的)

中文词源


mestizo 混血儿

来自西班牙语mestizo,欧洲人与印第安人后裔,来自拉丁语miscere,混合,混杂,词源同mix,miscellany.即混血儿。

英文词源


mestizo (adj.)
1580s, from Spanish mestizo "of mixed European and Amerindian parentage," from Late Latin mixticius "mixed, mongrel," from Latin mixtus "mixed," past participle of miscere "to mix, mingle" (see mix (v.)). Fem. form mestiza is attested from 1580s.

双语例句


1. We are one single mestizo race from Mexico to the Magellan Straits.
从墨西哥到麦哲伦海峡我们是一个单独的混血种族.

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