metisse

mé·tisse

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-tees]
- /meɪˈtis/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-tees]
- /meɪˈtis/

Definitions of metisse word

noun plural metisse a woman of mixed ancestry. 1
noun plural metisse (initial capital letter) Canadian. a woman of white, especially French, and American Indian parentage. 1

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Origin of metisse

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; < French; feminine of métis

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Parts of speech for Metisse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Metisse

metisse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

metisse usage trend in Literature

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