ladino

Definition

Alternative letter-case form of Ladino (“mestizo”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ladino (“Latinized; crafty”).

Example Sentences

• "In the production of the ladino the white element has almost always been represented by the father […]"
• "Yolanda's fluctuation between mestizo and ladino is symptomatic of this analytical dilemma. Her inclination to embrace mestizaje signals a deep process of social change underway, in which critical ladino / mestizo self-making has played [a part...]"
• "Differentiated from both mulat(t)o and ladino, mestizo/mestico references specifically the mixing of white and Indian, whether phenotypically (simply in terms of the offspring of mixed intercourse) or culturally, and even linguistically."