Melungeon
English
editEtymology
edit(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Uncertain. Perhaps from French mélange (“mixture”) + English -ian; perhaps from malengine; perhaps from melongene; or perhaps none of these.
Adjective
editMelungeon (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to any of several similar Mestee groups currently and historically found in the Southeastern United States, all of uncertain or disputed origin.
Noun
editMelungeon (plural Melungeons)
- A Melungeon person.