costee

See also: costeé

English

Etymology

From Spanish castizo,[1] whence also English castizo. With regard to the ending, compare dustee, fustee, mustee/mestee.

Noun

costee (plural costees)

  1. (dated or historical) A quadroon.

Alternative forms
  • castee

Coordinate terms
  • (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto

References
  1. 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/ [kosˈt̪e.e]
  • Rhymes: -ee
  • Syllabification: cos‧te‧e

Verb

costee

  1. inflection of costear:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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