French Conversation · Level 155
30 words
French word
métis
Pronunciation
IPA/metis/
Meaning
- adjectivemixed-race
Example
Il est métis.
He is mixed-race.
More examples
Leur fille est métisse et parle trois langues.
Their daughter is of mixed race and speaks three languages.
Core concept
One person carrying intertwined family origins from two ethnic or racial groups.
Common phrases
un enfant métis
a mixed-race child
être métis
be of mixed race
Similar words
personne métisse: A person with heritage from more than one racial or ethnic group.
Definition in French
Qui est issu de parents d'origines ethniques différentes.
Word origin
The French noun métis developed from Old French mestis, which derives from Latin mixtus; Métis later became the name of an Indigenous people in Canada.
Usage tips
- In the general sense, lowercase métis is distinct in writing from Métis, the name used for the Indigenous people of Canada.
Other meanings
- Métisnoun
Related words
- métissémixed-raceadjective
- métissageracial mixingnoun
- métissermix racesverb