Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mestizaje

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: mes-ti-za-je
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The postrevolutionary construction of a modern Mexican national identity.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish mestizaje.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mestizaje

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mestizaje mean?: The postrevolutionary construction of a modern Mexican national identity.
Where does mestizaje come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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