afroasiático
/afɾoasjatiko/from spelling rules
The Spanish term for blasian is afroasiático.
In Spanish, the term afroasiático is used to describe a person of mixed Black and Asian descent. When you need to be more descriptive or formal, you can use phrases such as Persona de herencia negra y asiática to refer to a person of Black and Asian heritage or Individuo con ascendencia africana y asiática to refer to an individual with African and Asian ancestry.
How do you pronounce it?
/afɾoasjatiko/
Did you know?
- While 'blasian' is a common pop-culture term in English, using the direct translation afroasiático can accidentally make you sound like a historian discussing the 'Afroasiatic' language family, such as Arabic or Hebrew.
- While 'blasian' is a popular slang term in English, there is no widely used equivalent slang in Spanish that carries the same pop-culture weight.
- The word asiático is an adjective that changes gender, so a woman of Black and Asian descent would be called afroasiática.
Examples in context
- Él es un hombre afroasiático.He is a Blasian man.
- Muchos artistas afroasiáticos son muy populares hoy.Many Blasian artists are very popular today.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are talking about a new classmate.
- MateoMira a ese chico nuevo, es afroasiático.Look at that new guy, he is blasian.
- LucíaSí, tiene rasgos muy interesantes.Yes, he has very interesting features.
- MateoMe pregunto de dónde vendrá.I wonder where he comes from.
- LucíaPodría ser de cualquier parte del mundo.He could be from anywhere in the world.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
