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"Mestizo" is a form of "mestizo", a noun which is often translated as "mestizo". "Pardo" is an adjective which is often translated as "brownish-gray". Learn more about the difference between "pardo" and "mestizo" below.
pardo(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (color)
a. brownish-gray (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El pelo de este animal es entre pardo y rojizo.This animal's fur is somewhere between brownish-gray and reddish.
b. brownish-grey (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Llevaba puesto un horroroso vestido pardo.She had on a horrendous, brownish-grey dress.
2. (weather)
3. (voice)
a. flat
Hablaba en voz parda, como si no le importara nada.She spoke in a flat voice, as if she couldn't be bothered about anything.
4. (pejorative) (mixed race) (Latin America)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. mulatto (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
5. (color)
a. brownish-gray (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Me parece que el color pardo es más sofisticado que el marrón.I think brownish-gray looks more sophisticated than brown.
b. brownish-grey (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Las paredes de la oficina estaban pintadas de color pardo.The office's walls were painted brownish-grey.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
6. (pejorative) (person of mixed race) (Latin America)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. mulatto (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
el mestizo, la mestiza, mestizo(
mehs
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. mestizo
La población del país está mayormente compuesta de mestizos.Mestizos make up the majority of the population.
b. mixed-race person
Los mestizos descienden de personas de diferentes razas.Mixed-race people descend from people of different races.
a. crossbreed
El señor dijo que prefiere un perro de raza pura que un mestizo.The man said he prefers purebred dogs to crossbreeds.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. mixed-race
La Malinche tuvo un hijo mestizo con Hernán Cortés.La Malinche had a mixed-race son with Hernán Cortés.
b. racially mixed
Las escuelas son mestizas en su mayoría.Schools are racially mixed for the most part.
