Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Spanish mesta (ownerless beast), from Medieval Latin animālia mixta (assorted animals), from Latin mixtus (mixed).

Adjective

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mesteño (feminine mesteña, masculine plural mesteños, feminine plural mesteñas)

  1. stray (animal)
  2. untamed, wild

Noun

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mesteño m (plural mesteños, feminine mesteña, feminine plural mesteñas)

  1. stray (animal)
  2. mustang (of horses)

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