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English
Etymology
From Spanish castizo, whence also English castizo. With regard to the ending, compare dustee, fustee, mustee/mestee.
Noun
costee (plural costees)
- (dated or historical) A quadroon.
Alternative forms
Coordinate terms
- (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
References
- ^ 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kosˈtee/
- Rhymes: -ee
- Syllabification: cos‧te‧e
Verb
costee
- inflection of costear:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative