Do you speak a little Spanish (Mexico) when you say 'mestizo'?

'Mestizo' is a word borrowed from Spanish (Mexico) 'mestizo'. The word entered the English language some time around 1582.

mestizo [noun] [1582]

• a person of mixed blood
• a person of mixed European and American Indian ancestry

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Etymology: Spanish, from 'mestizo' adjective, mixed, from Late Latin 'mixticius' from Latin 'mixtus' past participle of 'miscēre' to mix

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