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mestisu |
pronunciation |
mess-tee-soo |
meaning |
noun. half-breed; hybrid (male). Also mestisa (female). |
etymology |
From 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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