- mustee
- mustee (n.) "octoroon, offspring of a white and a quadroon," also "half-caste," 1690s, a corruption of Sp. MESTIZO (Cf. mestizo) (q.v.).
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Mustee — Mus*tee , n. See {Mestee}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mustee — [mus tē′, mus′tē] n. [altered < MESTIZO] 1. OCTOROON 2. any person of mixed ancestry … English World dictionary
mustee — Mestee Mes*tee , n. [See {Mestizo}.] The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; so called in the West Indies. [Written also {mustee}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mustee — /mʌsˈti/ (say mus tee), /ˈmʌsti/ (say mustee) noun Obsolete 1. the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon. 2. a half breed. Also, mestee. {Spanish mestizo} …
mustee — /mu stee , mus tee/, n. 1. the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon. 2. a half breed. [1690 1700; short var. of MESTIZO] * * * … Universalium
mustee — mus·tee … English syllables
mustee — n. octoroon; half breed … Dictionary of difficult words
mustee — ˌməˈstē, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: modification & shortening of Spanish mestizo more at mestizo 1. : octoroon 2. : half breed … Useful english dictionary
Quadroon — Image from 1899 book about Spanish American War Quadroon, and the associated words octoroon and quintroon are terms that, historically, were applied to define the ancestry of people of mixed race, generally of African and Caucasian ancestry, but… … Wikipedia
mestee — /me stee /, n. mustee. * * * mestee see mustee … Useful english dictionary
