mustang
[ muhs-tang ]
/ ˈmʌs tæŋ /
noun
a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.
U.S. Navy Slang.
a naval officer who received his commission while still an enlisted man.
verb (used without object)
to round up wild horses, especially in order to sell them illegally to slaughterhouses.
Origin of mustang
1800–10,
Americanism; < Spanish
mestengo stray or ownerless beast, noun use of masculine adj.: pertaining to a mixed lot of beasts, equivalent to
mest(a) such a mixed lot (< Latin (
animālia)
mixta mixed (beasts), neuter plural adj., taken as feminine singular noun; see
mixed) +
-engo adj. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for mustang
mustang
/ (ˈmʌstæŋ) /
noun
a small breed of horse, often wild or half wild, found in the southwestern US
Word Origin for mustang
C19: from Mexican Spanish
mestengo, from
mesta a group of stray animals