demisang

noun

demi·​sang

variants or less commonly demisangue

ˈ⸗⸗+ˌsaŋ

plural -s

1

: half blood

2

: the offspring of parents of different races

3

: a cross between a Thoroughbred stallion and a native English or French mare, especially one of the heavier French mares : grade sense 5

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French demy sangue, from demy half (from Middle French demi) + sangue blood, from Old French, from Latin sanguen, variant of sanguin-, sanguis

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