tornatrás
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Blend of torna + atrás.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /toɾnaˈtɾas/ [t̪oɾ.naˈt̪ɾas]
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: tor‧na‧trás
=== Noun ===
tornatrás m or f (plural tornatrás) (historical)
(Latin America, Philippines) A descendant of mestizo/s with characteristics of only one of their parent's ancestries or race.
Synonym: saltatrás
(Latin America) A child of an albino and a Spaniard
Synonym: saltatrás
(Philippines) A child of a Sangley (pure ethnic Chinese person) and a Spaniard
=== Further reading ===
“tornatrás”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025