mestisa

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mestiza, feminine form of mestizo.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: mes‧ti‧sa

Adjective

mestisa

  1. feminine of mestiso

Noun

mestisa

  1. the greasyback shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)
  2. the endeavour shrimp (Metapenaeus endeavouri)
  3. a cocktail made with rum, beer and cola

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mestiza.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mesˈtisa/ [mɛsˈti.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: mes‧ti‧sa

Adjective

mestisa (masculine mestiso, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ)

  1. mestiza; mixed-blood female; half blood girl; mixed-race woman; mixed heritage lady
  2. (by extension) fair-skinned female

Noun

mestisa (masculine mestiso, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ)

  1. mestiza
  2. a female Filipino beauty standard, typically described as a beautiful young woman with physical traits non-native or foreign to the Philippines, especially those of Spanish heritage

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 94
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