noun
mustang
MUH-stang
noun
1
A small, hardy wild horse descended from domesticated Spanish horses, found roaming the western United States.
"A herd of mustangs galloped across the open plain."
How to Use Mustang
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wild horse native to the American West, descended from horses brought over by Spanish settlers.
Common pairings
a herd of mustangs
wild mustangs
Word Forms
mustanged past tense, mustangs plural, Mustangs plural, mustangs singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, meaning a feral or stray animal.