mestiza

mestiza
/me stee"zeuh, mi-/, n.
a woman of racially mixed ancestry, esp., in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European ancestry or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign ancestry.
[ < Sp]

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  • mestiza — noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A …   Useful english dictionary

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