mustee
[muh-stee, muhs-tee]
- the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- a half-breed.
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Origin of mustee
First recorded in 1690–1700; short variant of mestizo
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mustee
mestee (mɛˈstiː)
- the offspring of a White person and a quadroon
- any person of mixed ancestry
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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.).
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