Mestizo (Noun)
Meaning
A person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The artist's use of vibrant colors and bold strokes was heavily influenced by his mestizo heritage.
- Many Filipinos identify as mestizo, having ancestral roots in both Spain and the indigenous populations of the Philippines.
- In some Latin American countries, mestizo is a widely accepted category on census forms to describe individuals of mixed ethnicity.
- The novelist explored themes of identity and belonging through the experiences of a young mestizo protagonist navigating two cultures.
- She identified as a mestizo, with a European father and a mother from a Native American tribe, and drew on this duality in her writing.