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quadroon

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quad·roon  (kw-drn)
n.
A person having one-quarter Black ancestry. See Usage Note at octoroon.
[Alteration of Spanish cuarterón, from cuarto, quarter, from Latin qurtus; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
quadroon [kwɒˈdruːn]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) the offspring of a Mulatto and a White; a person who is one-quarter Black
[from Spanish cuarterón, from cuarto quarter, from Latin quartus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quadroon - an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
mixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
Translations
quadroon [kwɒˈdruːn] N → cuarterón m
quadroon
n → Viertelschwarze(r) mf, → Viertelneger(in) m(f) (neg!), → Terzerone m (spec), → Terzeronin f (spec)
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