Definition of "mestizo" []

• A person of mixed racial ancestry, especially of mixed European and Native American ancestry. (noun)

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• "He's better off passing as a Latin American mestizo"
• "He's better off passing as a Latin American mestizo bobbylee Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 05: 26 PM EST"
• "The bureau now recognizes peoples who are traditionally viewed (using arbitrary criteria) as indigenous in Mexico, Central and South America, but it does not recognize those who are considered "mestizo" -- peoples who are at least part, if not primarily, native."