Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blanqueamiento

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blan-queamien-to
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of becoming or making (racially) white, such as increasing the white population of a region, encouraging interracial marriage with white people, or enforcing white cultural norms on a population.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Indigenous cultural differences were erased within a Mexican identity defined by the mixed bloodline of Spanish and Indian mestizaje that praised the eventual blanqueamiento of the mestize race."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish blanqueamiento.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

whitewashing

Questions

What does blanqueamiento mean?: The process of becoming or making (racially) white, such as increasing the white population of a region, encouraging interracial marriage with white people, or enforcing white cultural norms on a population.
Where does blanqueamiento come from?: Borrowed from Spanish blanqueamiento.

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