gen ation ▁Eu ph em ism ▁t read mill ▁ ▁Historical ▁applications ▁of ▁the ▁mixed - c aste ▁concept ▁Between ▁white / Europe an ▁and ▁black / A fr ican : ▁Mul atto ▁Qu ad ro on ▁O ctor oon ▁ ▁Between ▁white / Europe an ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁/ ▁American ▁Indian : ▁M est ee ▁M ét is , ▁a ▁people ▁desc ended ▁from ▁fur ▁trad ers ▁( Sc ott ish ▁and ▁French - Can ad ian ) ▁and ▁their ▁native ▁w ives ▁M est izo , ▁a ▁word ▁common ▁in ▁Latin ▁America , ▁particularly ▁Mexico ▁ ▁Between ▁white ▁and ▁Indian : ▁K ut cha ▁but cha ▁Ang lo - Ind ian ▁L uso - Ind ian ▁Burg her ▁people , ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁people ▁of ▁partly ▁European ▁ancest ry ▁E uras ian ▁( m ixed ▁ancest ry ) ▁Ind o ▁people ▁( similar ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ) ▁ ▁Other : ▁M isch ling ▁( former ly ▁used ▁German ▁expression ▁for ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁mixed ▁ancest ry . ▁In ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁term ▁for ▁persons ▁defined ▁under ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁La ws ▁as ▁being ▁non - J ew ish ▁but ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁Jewish ▁ancest ry /" blo od ". ▁Since ▁then ▁regarded ▁as ▁pe jor ative .) ▁ ▁In ▁literature : ▁Half ▁C aste ▁( po em ) ▁Half - elf ▁( also ▁" hal fl ing " ▁under ▁some ▁uses ▁of ▁the ▁term ), ▁a ▁human – elf ▁hy brid