mestiza

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English

Noun

mestiza (plural mestizas)

  1. A female mestizo.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /mesˈtiθa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /mesˈtisa/
  • Rhymes: -iθa
  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: mes‧ti‧za

Etymology 1

Noun

mestiza f (plural mestizas)

  1. female equivalent of mestizo
Descendants
  • Tagalog: mestisa

Adjective

mestiza f

  1. feminine singular of mestizo

Etymology 2

Verb

mestiza

  1. inflection of mestizar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative