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mustang
(mʌstæŋ)
Word forms: plural mustangs
countable noun
A mustang is a small wild horse which lives on the plains of North America.
mustang in British English
(ˈmʌstæŋ)
noun
a small breed of horse, often wild or half wild, found in the western US
Word origin
C19: from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from mesta a group of stray animalsmustang in American English
(ˈmʌsˌtæŋ)
US
noun
a small wild or half-wild horse of the SW plains of the U.S.
Word origin
AmSp mestengo < Sp mesteño, belonging to an assoc. of cattlemen, ranging freely < mesta, (cattlemen's) group < ML mixta, a mixture < fem. of L mixtus, a mingling, orig. pp. of miscere, mixImage ofmustang
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