Mestizos

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mestizo \Mes*ti"zo\, n.; pl. {Mestizos}. [Sp. mestizo; akin to
     OF. mestis, F. m['e]tis; all fr. (assumed) LL. mixtitius, fr.
     L. mixtus mixed, p. p. of miscere to mix. See {Mix}, and cf.
     {Mestee}, {M['e]tif}, {M['e]tis}, {Mustee}.]
     The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or
     person of European stock. [Spanish America]


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     {Mestizo wool}, wool imported from South America, and
        produced by mixed breeds of sheep.
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