mulatto
mulatto definition
mu·latto (mə lät′ō, -lat′ō; myo̵̅o̅-)
noun pl. mulattoes -·toes or mulattos -·tos
- a person who has one black parent and one white parent
- 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
- of a mulatto
- of the light-brown color of a mulatto's skin
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