English Explanatory Dictionary

Mestizo de Sangley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mestizo de Sangley.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mestizo de Sangley.

Pronunciation

/mɛsˌt̪iː.zo d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.leɪ̯/ /mɛsˌt̪iː.zo d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.lɪː/

Word forms

Mestizo de Sangley Mestizos de Sangley

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish mestizo de sangley, from mestizo (“mixed”) + de (“of”) + sangley (“Chinese”).

Synonyms

Chinese mestizo

Related words

Chinese mestiza Chinese mestizo mestiza Mestiza de Español mestizo Mestizo de Español Sangley Spanish mestiza Spanish mestizo Chinese Filipino
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