castizo

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noun

The offspring of a European and a mestizo; someone of three quarters European and one quarter Amerindian ancestry.

OriginSpanish castizo →
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Meanings

nouncastizo (plural castizos)

plural castizos

  1. historicalunder the caste system of colonial Latin AmericaThe offspring of a European and a mestizo; someone of three quarters European and one quarter Amerindian ancestry.

Origin

  1. Spanishcastizo
  2. Englishcastizo

Borrowed from Spanish castizo.

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APA

castizo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castizo

MLA

“castizo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castizo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castizo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castizo.

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