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mulatto definition

mu·latto (mə lätō, -latō; myo̵̅o̅-)

noun pl. mulattoes -·toes or mulattos -·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

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