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mustee

[ muh-stee, muhs-tee ]

noun

  1. the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
  2. a half-breed.


mustee

/ ˈmʌstiː; mɛˈstiː; mʌˈstiː /

noun

  1. the offspring of a White person and a quadroon
  2. any person of mixed ancestry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mustee1

First recorded in 1690–1700; short variant of mestizo
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mustee1

C17: shortened from mestizo
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Example Sentences

A gentleman of this island, as I have been made to understand, had a female mustee slave belonging to him.

You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee gittee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?

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