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Meaning of MULATTO

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 Definition: [n]  an offspring of a Black and a White parent
 
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 See Also: mixed-blood

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mu*lat"to\, n.; pl. {Mulattoes}. [Sp. & Pg. mulato,
masc., mulata, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. mulo mule, L.
mulus. See {Mule}.]
The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white
woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.
 
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 Related Terms: Cape Colored, cattalo, citrange, cross, crossbreed, Eurasian, griffe, half blood, half-bred, half-breed, half-caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid, ladino, liger, mestee, mestiza, mestizo, metis, metisse, mixblood, mixed-blood, mongrel, mule, mustee, octoroon, plumcot, quadroon, quintroon, sambo, tangelo, tigon, zebrass, zebrule
 

 

 

 

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