How to Say "Biracial" in Spanish

birracial

/biraθjal/from spelling rules

The Spanish word for biracial is birracial.

The adjective birracial is used to describe someone or something that pertains to or stems from two races.

Meaning: of or pertaining to or stemming from two races. (adj)

How do you pronounce it?

/biraθjal/

Spanish has a wide variety of archaic terms for specific biracial combinations, such as zambo for people of mixed African and Indigenous descent, which are still recognized but rarely used in modern cities.
While birracial is the direct translation, the term mestizo carries a deep historical weight in Mexico, where it is often viewed as a unifying national identity rather than just a racial category.
In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the word mulato is traditionally used for people of mixed African and European descent rather than the broader birracial.

Pedro es una persona de origen mixto, su madre es española y su padre es estadounidense.
Pedro is a person of mixed origin, his mother is Spanish and his father is American.
María es una persona de doble origen, su familia paterna es mexicana y su familia materna es china.
Maria is a person of dual origin, her paternal family is Mexican and her maternal family is Chinese.
Juan es una persona de sangre mixta, su padre es colombiano y su madre es dominicana.
Juan is a person of mixed blood, his father is Colombian and his mother is Dominican.
Laura es resultado de una mezcla de razas, su abuelo es puertorriqueño y su abuela es italiana.
Laura is the result of a racial mix, her grandfather is Puerto Rican and her grandmother is Italian.
El modelo es birracial.
The model is biracial.
Ella tiene una identidad birracial.
She has a biracial identity.
Muchos niños birraciales viven aquí.
Many biracial children live here.

Javier and María are discussing a new character in a book.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.

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