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castizo ‎(plural castizos)

(historical, under the caste system of colonial Latin America) The offspring of a European and a mestizo; someone of three quarters European and one quarter Amerindian ancestry.

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *casticeus. Cf. also Spanish casta, casto.

castizo m ‎(feminine singular castiza, masculine plural castizos, feminine plural castizas)

pure-bred
pure, original, fully-fledged
(linguistics) pure
Used historically to describe a person of 3/4 European and 1/4 American Indian ancestry