- mestiza
- noun Etymology: Spanish, feminine of mestizo Date: circa 1589 a woman who is a mestizo
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mestiza — [me stē′zə] n. a woman or girl who is a MESTIZO … English World dictionary
mestiza — UK [meˈstiːzə] / US [meˈstɪzə] noun [countable] Word forms mestiza : singular mestiza plural mestizas a South American woman who has some ancestors who are Spanish and some who are native american … English dictionary
Mestiza Double Consciousness — is a term coined by Peruvian American Sociologist Sylvanna Falcón in her explanatory study entitled “Mestiza Double Consciousness: The Voices of Afro Peruvian Women on Gendered Racism.” The term explains how Afro Peruvian women have become… … Wikipedia
mestiza — /me stee zeuh, mi /, n. a woman of racially mixed ancestry, esp., in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European ancestry or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign ancestry. [ < Sp] * * * … Universalium
mestiza — noun A female mestizo … Wiktionary
mestiza — me stɪËzÉ™ n. female person of mixed racial background (Spanish) … English contemporary dictionary
mestiza — (f ), mestizo (m) (meh STEE zah, meh STEE zoh) [Spanish, from Latin: mixed] A person of mixed racial descent, especially one of mixed Central or South American Indian and Spanish blood. See also métis métisse. Mexico is to a… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
mestiza — mes·ti·za … English syllables
mestiza — mes•ti•za [[t]mɛˈsti zə[/t]] n. pl. zas pan a woman who is a mestizo • Etymology: 1580–90; < Sp, fem. ofmestizo mestizo … From formal English to slang
mestiza — noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A … Useful english dictionary
