No, not really. When we want to describe someone’s physical appearance, if they have blonde hair , we say guero. If they have brown skin, we say moreno. If they have black skin, we say they’re negro. But these are not really race terms per say.
There’s terms from the colonial era such as Criollo or Mestizo or Castizo or Zambo. But these are archaic terms and the average person doesn’t use them.
We have specific terms or nicknames for nationalities, not races. Some are perjorative and some are used affectionally.
Italians: “tanos”
Spaniards: “gallegos”
Japanese: “ponjas”
Americans: “yankees”
Bolivians: “bolitas”
Paraguayans: “paraguas”
Chileans: “chilotes”
Uruguayans: “yoruguas”
Brazilians: “brazucas”
Mexicans: “mejucas”
Even though there are no specific terms for races, some nationalities are associated with races, like all East Asians being called “chinos”. Also, mestizo people (mixed indigenous and European) or people with darker features are called “negros” (black), both affectionally and perjoratively. People with light features might be called “gringos” in some parts of Argentina (it doesn’t mean foreigner or American like in other countries, just light features, regardless of your nationality).
The concept of races in Spanish is kinda outdated, we are just one race but we have term for different skin colors: mulato, negro, mestizo, zambo, Blanco, indio, catire (blonde), trigueño, but also some of these terms are outdated too
Mestizo in the southeast means traditional living=maya(since seen as synonims) which is sort of a paradox given it otherwise means mixed spanish speaker. Calling someone a mestizo can be an insult.
People with “India/Bangladesh/Pakistan looking” features will be mistakenly be called Hindu, because Indian/indio is tied to natives and also bevause it can be a slur so some feel inadequate in saying it.
Apart from that not really, its not thought of as “branches of humanity” but more of a slider of light and dark skin and features while someone from China will be called chinese, an arab arab etc. due to the idea everyone is “mestizo”.
There are three official categories for native people (called autochtones): Métis (mixed people), Inuit, and Premières Nations.
Other than that I think it’s pretty loose. Obviously people are aware that there are African and Asian people, but I don’t think they particularly care.
“Negro” for black people, “Chino” for Asians, “Rusio” for blonde guys. People are somewhat familiar with “mestizo” but its used freely, without any type of standarization.
“Curiche” its used in some places for black people too. But i think it have a racist and derogatory connotation.
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No, not really. When we want to describe someone’s physical appearance, if they have blonde hair , we say guero. If they have brown skin, we say moreno. If they have black skin, we say they’re negro. But these are not really race terms per say.
There’s terms from the colonial era such as Criollo or Mestizo or Castizo or Zambo. But these are archaic terms and the average person doesn’t use them.
Not anymore, at least to me. Now they all fall under the general term “bola de cabrones”.
No
We have specific terms or nicknames for nationalities, not races. Some are perjorative and some are used affectionally.
Italians: “tanos”
Spaniards: “gallegos”
Japanese: “ponjas”
Americans: “yankees”
Bolivians: “bolitas”
Paraguayans: “paraguas”
Chileans: “chilotes”
Uruguayans: “yoruguas”
Brazilians: “brazucas”
Mexicans: “mejucas”
Even though there are no specific terms for races, some nationalities are associated with races, like all East Asians being called “chinos”. Also, mestizo people (mixed indigenous and European) or people with darker features are called “negros” (black), both affectionally and perjoratively. People with light features might be called “gringos” in some parts of Argentina (it doesn’t mean foreigner or American like in other countries, just light features, regardless of your nationality).
ye: gueros, negros, asiaticos, indigenas, and mestizos (castizos if they’re light-skinned and mulatos if dark).
Basically the same but in Spanish
Orcs, Elves, Ents, Men, Hobbits and some weird frog-like hairless creature with psychosis.
The concept of races in Spanish is kinda outdated, we are just one race but we have term for different skin colors: mulato, negro, mestizo, zambo, Blanco, indio, catire (blonde), trigueño, but also some of these terms are outdated too
White – Alemão/Alemã (German) or Galego/Galega (Galician).
Mixed race (white + indigenous) – Pardo/Parda.
Asian (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) – Japa (Slang that means Japanese).
Cafuzo – A person of indigenous and black descent.
Mulato – A person of white and black descent.
Mameluco – A person of white and indigenous descent.
Galego – A regional term used to refer to people with fair skin, blondes or redheads (regardless of European origin).
Caboclo – Descendants of indigenous people and whites, also used for rural populations in the North and Northeast.
There are a lot of cultures in my country and a lot of racism, but it is different than the separation that exists in the US.
When I was a child, it was so weird for me seeing American shows about all white or all black or all Jewish families.
Most families here are pretty damn diverse… except for the while elite. That’s why they always marry cousins.
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Mestizo in the southeast means traditional living=maya(since seen as synonims) which is sort of a paradox given it otherwise means mixed spanish speaker. Calling someone a mestizo can be an insult.
People with “India/Bangladesh/Pakistan looking” features will be mistakenly be called Hindu, because Indian/indio is tied to natives and also bevause it can be a slur so some feel inadequate in saying it.
Apart from that not really, its not thought of as “branches of humanity” but more of a slider of light and dark skin and features while someone from China will be called chinese, an arab arab etc. due to the idea everyone is “mestizo”.
Wikipedia has a List of racial slurs
There are three official categories for native people (called autochtones): Métis (mixed people), Inuit, and Premières Nations.
Other than that I think it’s pretty loose. Obviously people are aware that there are African and Asian people, but I don’t think they particularly care.
“Negro” for black people, “Chino” for Asians, “Rusio” for blonde guys. People are somewhat familiar with “mestizo” but its used freely, without any type of standarization.
“Curiche” its used in some places for black people too. But i think it have a racist and derogatory connotation.