Definition of mestizo
mestizos
: a person of mixed blood; specifically : a person of mixed European and American Indian ancestry
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The model has relatively little application elsewhere in Mexico, where the vast majority of the population is of mestizo, or mixed-race, origins.
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Even though some of the country’s most iconic freedom fighters and early politicians had African roots, their accomplishments fed a celebration of the broader mestizo culture.
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Origin and Etymology of mestizo
Spanish, from mestizo, adjective, mixed, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre to mix — more at mix
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