mustang

One entry found for mustang.

Main Entry: mus·tang
Pronunciation: 'm&s-"ta[ng]
Function: noun
Etymology: Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Spanish, stray, from mesteño strayed, from mesta annual roundup of cattle that disposed of strays, from Medieval Latin (animalia) mixta mixed animals
1 : a small hardy naturalized horse of United States western plains directly descended from horses brought in by the Spaniards; also : BRONC
2 slang : a commissioned officer (as in the United States Navy) who has risen from the ranks