mestizaje

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English

Etymology

From Spanish mestizaje.

Noun

mestizaje (uncountable)

  1. The postrevolutionary construction of a modern Mexican national identity.

Spanish

Etymology

From mestizo +‎ -aje.

Noun

mestizaje m (plural mestizajes)

  1. a miscegenation, especially between Spaniards and natives of their former colonies

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