| 单词 | quadroon |
| 释义 | quadroon (once / 15760 pages) n In the 19th century, the term quadroon was used to describe a person who was one-quarter black and three-quarters white. In other words, a quadroon had one grandparent of African descent. The word quadroon is seen today as being deeply offensive and completely obsolete. In the southern states of the US, particularly before the Civil War, a white person might have used the term to describe someone of mixed race, particularly if the person had one white and one racially mixed parent. The word comes from the Spanish cuarteron, "one who has a fourth," from cuarto, "fourth." WORD FAMILYquadroon: quadroons USAGE EXAMPLESA reference to someone who is one-quarter black, the term “quadroon” gets at the absolutist ways in which race is viewed in the United States. Los Angeles Times(Sep 09, 2016) A reference to someone who is one-quarter black, the term “quadroon” gets at the absolutist ways in which race is viewed in the United States. Los Angeles Times(Jul 01, 2016) Grandmother Baxter was a quadroon or an octoroon, or in any case she was nearly white. Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(1969) n an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black Hyper mixed-blood a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races |
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