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mestisa |
pronunciation |
mess-tee-sah |
meaning |
noun. Mestizo; half-breed; a person of mixed blood (female). |
etymology |
Feminine form of Spanish mestizo, meaning a person of mixed-race. |
examples |
The term mestisu originally meant a Chamorro with mixed Spanish and Chamorro ancestry. In modern times, the word is used to refer to a Chamorro person of Chamorro and Caucasian ancestry. |
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