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costee

costee noun: a quadroon.

Noun

costee (plural costees)

  1. (dated, historical) A quadroon.

Forms of costee

pluralcostees
alternative formcastee

Origin of costee

From Spanish castizo, whence also English castizo. With regard to the ending, compare dustee, fustee, mustee/mestee.

Questions about costee

What does costee mean?
Costee means a quadroon.
What part of speech is costee?
Costee is a noun.
What is the plural of costee?
The plural of costee is costees.

Words near costee in the dictionary

  1. costeans
  2. costectomies
  3. costectomy
  4. costed
  5. costed up
  6. costee
  7. costees
  8. Costeff syndrome
  9. costellariid
  10. costellariids
  11. costellate

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