mustang

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).

It sprints like a mustang. — The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Stoddard, William Osborn, Red Mustang. — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry
The mustang was almost exhausted. — The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories, Unknown

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