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melez.

(of an animal or a plant) Having been bred from two different species; hybrid, half-bred.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/meˈlez/
  1. (of an animal or a plant) Having been bred from two different species; hybrid, half-bred.

  2. Having been born of mixed parents; mixed-race.

  3. Mixed, blended.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملز (melez, “mixed, half-bred, mongrel”), from Persian ملس (“sweet and sour, twilight, cotton-silk mix fabric, bastard”), from Arabic مَلَس (malas, “twilight”).

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