英语词汇“quintroon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quintroon

/ˈkwɪntruːn/

(also quinteron, quinteroon)

noun

A person who is by descent fifteen-sixteenths white and one-sixteenth black; one who is fifth in descent from an African.

One of a number of terms formerly used to designate degrees of racial mixture, and now considered offensive; compare quadroon, terceroon, octoroon, etc..

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Bancroft (1744–1821), chemist and spy. Probably partly from Spanish quinterón, and partly from French quinteron, with remodelling of the ending after quadroon; compare -oon.

单词	quintroon
释义	quintroon /ˈkwɪntruːn/ (also quinteron, quinteroon) noun A person who is by descent fifteen-sixteenths white and one-sixteenth black; one who is fifth in descent from an African. One of a number of terms formerly used to designate degrees of racial mixture, and now considered offensive; compare quadroon, terceroon, octoroon, etc.. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Bancroft (1744–1821), chemist and spy. Probably partly from Spanish quinterón, and partly from French quinteron, with remodelling of the ending after quadroon; compare -oon.
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