Meanings
Chinese mestizo1
plural Chinese mestizos · alternative Chinese Mestizo
- PhilippineshistoricalA person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry.
Coordinate term: Chinese mestiza (female)
Synonyms: Mestizo de Sangley
Chinese Mestizo2
plural Chinese Mestizos
- Alternative letter-case form of Chinese mestizo.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry.
Origin
- Spanishmestizo chino
- EnglishChinese mestizo
See Chinese + mestizo (“mixed”). Calque of Spanish mestizo chino or mestizo de sangley.
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Chinese mestizo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20mestizo
“Chinese mestizo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20mestizo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese mestizo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20mestizo.
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