mulatto

[ muh-lat-oh, -lah-toh, myoo- ]

noun,plural mu·lat·toes, mu·lat·tos.
  1. Anthropology. (not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one Black parent.

  2. Older Use: Offensive. a person who has both Black and white ancestors.

adjective
  1. of a light-brown color.

Origin of mulatto

1
First recorded in 1585–95; from Spanish mulato “young mule,” equivalent to mul(o) mule1 + -ato of unclear origin

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British Dictionary definitions for mulatto

mulatto

/ (mjuːˈlætəʊ) /


nounplural -tos or -toes
  1. a person having one Black and one White parent

adjective
  1. of a light brown colour

Origin of mulatto

1
C16: from Spanish mulato young mule, variant of mulo mule 1

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