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title: mestizo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mestizo» in the school dictionary: Mestizo is a Spanish word for a person with both Spanish (European) and Native American ancestors, used especially in Latin America. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mestizo

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**Who acts:** Mestizo, Many people, Spanish rulers, Mestizo culture, word mestizo, population · **What happens:** be, use, sort, mix, come · **To what, where:** Spanish word, mestizo, people, groups, Spanish traditions, Spanish

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«mestizo» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mestizo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mestizo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mestizo is a Spanish word for a person with both Spanish (European) and Native American ancestors, used especially in Latin America.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mestizo:m1:1
# text = Mestizo is a Spanish word for a person with both Spanish (European) and Native American ancestors, used especially in Latin America.
1	Mestizo	Mestizo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
10	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nsubj	_	_
11	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
17	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
21	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mestizo | a Spanish word |  |  |  | for a person with Spanish American ancestors | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a Spanish word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Many people in Mexico are mestizo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mestizo:x1:1
# text = Many people in Mexico are mestizo.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	mestizo	mestizo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Many people in Mexico | mestizo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In colonial times, Spanish rulers sorted people into groups such as mestizo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mestizo:x2:1
# text = In colonial times, Spanish rulers sorted people into groups such as mestizo.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	colonial	colonial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rulers	ruler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	mestizo	mestizo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | Spanish rulers | people |  |  | time | into groups such mestizo *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent people=Theme into group=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Mestizo culture mixes Spanish and native traditions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mestizo:x3:1
# text = Mestizo culture mixes Spanish and native traditions.
1	Mestizo	Mestizo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mixes	mix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	traditions	tradition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | present | Mestizo culture | Spanish traditions |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The word mestizo comes from Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mestizo:x4:1
# text = The word mestizo comes from Spanish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mestizo	mestizo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the word mestizo |  |  | Spanish |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from spanish=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The country's population is largely mestizo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mestizo:x5:1
# text = The country's population is largely mestizo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	largely	largely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	mestizo	mestizo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the country's population | mestizo |  |  |  | largely *property* | tree rules |

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