costee
See also: costeé
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish castizo,[1] whence also English castizo. With regard to the ending, compare dustee, fustee, mustee/mestee.
Noun
editcostee (plural costees)
- (dated or historical) A quadroon.
Alternative forms
editCoordinate terms
edit- (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
References
edit- ^ La Corónica, volume 26 (1997), page 171: " […] Terceron (< Spanish tercerán), Quarteron and quadroon (< Spanish cuarterán), castee (< Spanish castizo or < casta by analogy to mustee), mustee (< Spanish mestizo), mustifino (< Spanish mestizo fino), and […] "
Spanish
editPronunciation
editVerb
editcostee
- inflection of costear: