noun
- Plural of mestino; people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, particularly in Latin America.
Usage: historical; primarily used in Spanish-speaking contexts; often capitalized when referring to a specific ethnic or cultural group
Examples
- The mestinos of colonial Mexico formed a distinct social class.
- Many mestinos blended indigenous and Spanish cultural traditions.
- The population included mestinos, criollos, and indigenous peoples.
- Mestinos played an important role in the development of Latin American societies.