mustee

[muh-stee, muhs-tee]

noun

the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.

a half-breed.

Origin of mustee

First recorded in 1690–1700; short variant of mestizo

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British Dictionary definitions for mustee

mustee

mestee (mɛˈstiː)

noun

the offspring of a White person and a quadroon

any person of mixed ancestry

Word Origin for mustee

C17: shortened from mestizo

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Word Origin and History for mustee

"octoroon, offspring of a white and a quadroon," also "half-caste," 1690s, a corruption of Spanish mestizo (q.v.).