transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməs-ˌtaŋ ]
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
Date: 1808
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