# Mestizo de Sangley

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɛsˌt̪iː.zo d̪ɛ ˈsaŋ.leɪ̯/

## Definitions
1. A person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).

## Etymology
From Philippine Spanish mestizo de sangley, from mestizo (“mixed”) + de (“of”) + sangley (“Chinese”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mestizo-de-sangley