Mulatto

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’təʊ

Origin

From Spanish or Portuguese mulato ("of mixed breed, young mule"), from mulo ("mule"), from Latin mulus ("mule"). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.

Online Etymology Dictionary

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Full definition of mulatto

Noun

1. (often pejorative) A person of mixed African and Caucasian descent.
2. (census) Anyone born to two half-African and half-Caucasian parents.
3. (census) Anyone who is three quarters African and one quarter Caucasian, or one quarter African and three quarters Caucasian.