mestiso

== English == === Noun === mestiso (plural mestisos or mestisoes) Archaic form of mestizo. == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus + -īcius. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mes‧ti‧so === Adjective === mestiso biracial, multiracial, mixed race == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === mestizo mistiso === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish mestizo. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mesˈtiso/ [mɛsˈt̪iː.so] Rhymes: -iso Syllabification: mes‧ti‧so === Adjective === mestiso (feminine mestisa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜓ) mestizo; mixed-blood; half-blooded; mixed-race; mixed heritage (by extension) fair-skinned male === Noun === mestiso (feminine mestisa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜓ) mestizo (by extension) handsome fair-skinned male, usually of mixed Filipino and white heritage ==== Derived terms ==== tisoy ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 94