mixte

Etymology

French

Noun

mixte (plural mixtes)

1. (chiefly attributive) A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mixtus.

Adjective

mixte (plural mixtes)

1. mixed; varied
2. Relating to, or containing individuals of both sexes.

Further reading

• “mixte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

mixte

1. First-person singular preterite of mixen.
2. Third-person singular preterite of mixen.
3. First-person singular subjunctive II of mixen.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive II of mixen.

Participle

mixte

1. vocative masculine singular of mixtus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mixtus.

Adjective

mixte m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mixte)

1. mixed