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mulatto Definition

mu·latto (mə lät′ō, -lat′ō; myo̵̅o̅-)

noun pl. -·toes or -·tos

  1. a person who has one black parent and one white parent
  2. technically, any person with mixed black and Caucasoid ancestry

Etymology: Sp & Port mulato, mulatto, of mixed breed, orig. young mule < mulo, mule < L mulus

adjective

  1. of a mulatto
  2. of the light-brown color of a mulatto's skin

mulatto Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • woman: A handsome high mulatto woman in a black dress reads a hard white newspaper whose front page is a single big black headline.
  • elite: These attitudes particularly dismayed the mulatto elite, who had heretofore believed in their innate superiority over the black masses.

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