costee

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noun

A quadroon.

OriginSpanish castizo →
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Meanings

nouncostee (plural costees)

plural costees · alternative castee

  1. datedhistoricalA quadroon.

Origin

  1. Spanishcastizo
  2. Englishcostee

From Spanish castizo, whence also English castizo. With regard to the ending, compare dustee, fustee, mustee/mestee.

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APA

costee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costee

MLA

“costee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “costee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costee.

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