musteefino
musteefino noun: a child who is 1/16 black: the offspring of a mustee and a white parent.
Noun
musteefino (plural musteefinos or musteefinoes)
- A child who is 1/16 black: the offspring of a mustee and a white parent.
- […] while the children of a musteefino are free by law, and rank as white persons to all intents and purposes .1834, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Journal of a West-India Proprietor: Kept During a Residence in the Island of Jamaica, London: J. Murray, page 106
- while the children of a musteefino were free under the old slavery laws, and rank as white persons to all intents and purposes.1845, The Sportsman's Magazine of Life in London and the Country, page 516
Forms of musteefino
| plural | musteefinos |
|---|---|
| plural | musteefinoes |
| alternative form | mustifino |
| alternative form | mustiphini |
Origin of musteefino
From Spanish mestizo fino or a short form thereof; compare English mustee from Spanish mestizo.
Questions about musteefino
- What does musteefino mean?
- Musteefino means a child who is 1/16 black: the offspring of a mustee and a white parent.
- What part of speech is musteefino?
- Musteefino is a noun.
- What is the plural of musteefino?
- The plural of musteefino is musteefinos.
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