mustee

mus·tee

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-stee, muhs-tee]
- /mʌˈsti, ˈmʌs ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-stee, muhs-tee]
- /mʌˈsti, ˈmʌs ti/

Definitions of mustee word

noun mustee the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon. 1
noun mustee a half-breed. 1
noun mustee (archaic) an octoroon, someone of one-eighth African ancestry. 1
noun mustee the offspring of a White person and a quadroon 0
noun mustee any person of mixed ancestry 0
noun mustee octoroon 0

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Origin of mustee

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; short variant of mestizo

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Parts of speech for Mustee

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mustee

mustee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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