| NOUN | person | half-caste | an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures |
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| Meaning | An offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures. | |
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| Narrower | half-breed | An offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry) |
| Broader | mixed-blood | A person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races |
| Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| Spanish | mestizo | |
| Catalan | mestís | |
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