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mestizaje.

a miscegenation, especially between Spaniards and natives of their former colonies

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/mestiˈθaxe/[mes.t̪iˈθa.xe]/mestiˈsaxe/[mes.t̪iˈsa.xe]
  1. a miscegenation, especially between Spaniards and natives of their former colonies

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish mestizo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. ▲ Latin -āticum Old Occitan -atgebor. Spanish -aje Spanish mestizaje From mestizo + -aje.

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