Main Entry: mé·tis

Pronunciation: \mā-ˈtē(s)\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mé·tis \-ˈtē(s), -ˈtēz\

Etymology: French, from Late Latin mixticius mixed — more at mestizo

Date: 1816

: a person of mixed blood; especially often capitalized : the offspring of an American Indian and a person of European ancestry