mu·lat·to (m -l t  , -lät, my-)n. pl. mu·lat·tos or mu·lat·toes 1. A person having one white and one Black parent. See Usage Note at octoroon. 2. A person of mixed white and Black ancestry. [Spanish mulato, small mule, person of mixed race, mulatto, from mulo, mule, from Old Spanish, from Latin m  lus.] |
mulatto [mjuːˈlætəʊ]
n pl -tos, -toes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (Social Science / Peoples) a person having one Black and one White parent
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a light brown colour
[from Spanish mulato young mule, variant of mulo mule1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mulatto - an offspring of a black and a white parentarchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression mixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races |
Translations
mulatto [mjuːˈlætəʊ] [mulattoes] (pl) n → mulâtre/esse m/f
mulatto [mjuːˈlætəʊ] n (mulattoes (pl)) (offensive) → mulatto/a
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