Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cos-tee
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quadroon.

Dated

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

costees (plural) castee (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

list in mulatto

Questions

What does costee mean?
A quadroon.
Where does costee come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce costee

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