meticcio

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Italian

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Etymology

Remade from or influenced by French métis, from Late Latin mixtīcius,[1] from Latin mixtus. Cf. the older form mesticcio and also misticcio.[2][3] The archaic variants mestizo, mestizzo were taken from Spanish mestizo.[1]

Noun

meticcio m (plural meticci, feminine meticcia)

  1. half-caste, half-breed
  2. crossbreed
  3. mongrel, pooch (dog)
    Synonym: bastardino

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