What does raza in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word raza in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use raza in Spanish.

The word raza in Spanish means race, breed, class, breed, race, Columbus Day, yellow race, Aryan, mixed race, cross breed, black race, pure breed, superior race. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word raza

race

nombre femenino (especie humana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
José Vasconcelos dijo que los mexicanos son la raza de bronce.
Jose Vasconcelos said that Mexicans are the bronze race.

breed

nombre femenino (subespecie) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Qué raza es tu perro?
What breed is your dog?

class

nombre femenino (casta, ralea: persona)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi suegra dice que soy de mala raza.
My mother-in-law says that I am low class.

breed

locución adjetiva (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo un perro de raza labrador.

race

locución adjetiva (origen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gustan las facciones de raza indígena.

Columbus Day

locución nominal masculina (anticuado, ofensivo (fiesta del 12 de octubre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Día de la Raza conmemoramos el descubrimiento de América.
On Columbus Day we commemorate the discovery of America.

yellow race

locución nominal femenina (anticuado, peyorativo (raza mongoloide) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy en día ya no se usa el término raza amarilla.
The term 'yellow race' is no longer used.

Aryan

(estirpe nórdica)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En la clase había alumnos de raza aria y algunos de otras razas.

mixed race

locución nominal femenina (anticuado, potencialmente ofensivo (en personas: mezcla de etnias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nuestro es un pueblo de raza mestiza.

cross breed

locución nominal femenina (en animales: mezcla de razas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi primera mascota fue un perro de raza mestiza sumamente obediente y cariñoso.

black race

(raza africana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La raza negra es uno de los grupos étnicos en los que se divide la humanidad.
The black race is one of the ethnic groups that makes up humanity.

pure breed

(raza no mezclada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

superior race

(racismo: supremacismo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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