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mu·lat·to M0469200 (mo͝o-lăt′ō, -lä′tō, myo͝o-)n. pl. mu·lat·tos or mu·lat·toes Often Offensive A person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially one having one white and one black parent. [Spanish mulato, small mule, person of mixed race, mulatto, from mulo, mule, from Old Spanish, from Latin mūlus.]mulatto (mjuːˈlætəʊ) n, pl -tos or -toes1. (Genetics) a person having one Black and one White parent2. (Peoples) a person having one Black and one White parentadj (Colours) of a light brown colour[C16: from Spanish mulato young mule, variant of mulo mule1]mu•lat•to (məˈlæt oʊ, -ˈlɑ toʊ, myu-) n., pl. -toes, adj. n. 1. the offspring of one white parent and one black parent. 2. a person whose ancestry is a mixture of Negro and Caucasian. adj. 3. of a light brown color. [1585–95; < Sp mulato young mule =mul(o) mule1 + -ato of unclear orig.] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | mulatto - an offspring of a black and a white parentarchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionmixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races | TranslationsmulattoenUK
mulatto1. a person having one Black and one White parent 2. of a light brown colour Mulatto the offspring of a mixed marriage between a Negro and a member of the Caucasoid race. Mulattoes constitute a significant part of the population of many Latin American and some African countries, notably the Republic of South Africa. MulattoenUK
MULATTO. A person born of one white and one black parent. 7 Mass. R. 88; 2 Bailey, 558. mulattoenUK
Words related to mulattonoun an offspring of a black and a white parentRelated Words- archaicism
- archaism
- mixed-blood
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