Main Entry: mes·ti·zo

Pronunciation: \-(ˌ)zō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mes·ti·zos

Etymology: Spanish, from mestizo, adjective, mixed, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre to mix — more at mix

Date: 1582

: a person of mixed blood; specifically : a person of mixed European and American Indian ancestry