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mustang¹

  • /ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
  • /ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmʌˌstɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmʌˌstɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun mustangs

  1. A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west. The mustang pony, the invariable companion of the inhabitant of the prairie, whether he is rich or poor, is a little creature, apparently narrow-chested, and small across the loins.
  2. US, slang A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War. He is a product of the merchant marine and is one of the officers called "Mustangs" who entered the navy during the Civil War.
  3. US, slang A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person. […] and the chief engineer is a "mustang" — that is, an officer who has risen from the ranks of enlisted men.

verb mustangs · mustanging · mustanged

  1. US To hunt mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.

Mustang²

  • /ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
  • [ˈmʌˌstæŋ]
  • /ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmʌˌstɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmʌˌstɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

From mustang (“a horse of the North American west”).

noun Mustangs

  1. An American sports car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 till present, a cultural icon and the longest-produced Ford nameplate.
  2. The P-51 Mustang was a single-seat fighter plane designed by North American Aviation in 1940.

Mustang³

  • /ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
  • [ˈmʌˌstæŋ]
  • /ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈmʌˌstɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmʌˌstɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Nepali मुस्ताङ (mustāṅ).

proper noun

  1. A district of Nepal.
  2. A city in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
  3. A town in Navarro County, Texas. It has no population.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pony, rider, convertible, wild horse, mustanger, bronco, stang, broomtail, outlaw, mustanging, burro, wild horses, mount, chestnut, quarter horse, bucking bronco

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noun horse

Españolmustang, caballo mesteño, caballo bronco
日本語ムスタング musutangu
Portuguêsmustang, mustangue
DeutschMustang
Русскиймуста́нг mustáng

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"mustang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mustang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mustang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mustang

Chicago

"mustang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mustang.

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@misc{mustang_2026,
  title = {mustang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mustang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}