Etymology

mustang

must·ang
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Today it means: A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west. Full definition →

Mexican Spanish mestengo ← Old Spanish mesteño
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mustang · noun, verb1

  1. Old Spanish · derived frommesteño“feral animal”
  2. Mexican Spanish · borrowed frommestengo
  3. English todaymustang

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).

Mustang · noun2

From mustang (“a horse of the North American west”).

Mustang · proper noun3

  1. Nepali · borrowed fromमुस्ताङ
  2. English todayMustang

Borrowed from Nepali मुस्ताङ (mustāṅ).

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