métis

noun

mé·​tis mā-ˈtē(s) 

plural métis mā-ˈtē(s) 

-ˈtēz

: a person of mixed blood

especially, usually Métis : the offspring of an Indigenous American and a person of European ancestry

Note: In Canada, the name Métis refers to one of three major, legally recognized groups of aboriginal peoples, the other two being the First Nations and the Inuit.

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin mixticius mixed — more at mestizo

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above