mesteño

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • mestenco

Etymology

From Spanish mesta (“ownerless beast”), from Medieval Latin animālia mixta (“assorted animals”), from Latin mixtus (“mixed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mesˈteɲo/ [mesˈt̪e.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: mes‧te‧ño

Adjective

mesteño (feminine mesteña, masculine plural mesteños, feminine plural mesteñas)

  1. stray (animal)
  2. untamed, wild

Noun

mesteño m (plural mesteños, feminine mesteña, feminine plural mesteñas)

  1. stray (animal)
  2. mustang (of horses)

Derived terms

  • mesteñero

Further reading

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