Meanings
mestizo de sangley1
plural mestizos de sangley
- Alternative letter-case form of Mestizo de Sangley.
Mestizo de Sangley2
plural Mestizos de Sangley · alternative mestizo de sangley · alternative mestizo de Sangley
- PhilippinesdatedhistoricalA person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
Coordinate term: Mestiza de Sangley (female)
Synonyms: Chinese mestizo
mestizo de Sangley3
plural mestizos de Sangley
- Alternative letter-case form of Mestizo de Sangley.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
Origin
- Philippine Spanishmestizo de sangley
- EnglishMestizo de Sangley
From Philippine Spanish mestizo de sangley, from mestizo (“mixed”) + de (“of”) + sangley (“Chinese”).
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