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mulatto

/mʊˈlɑtoʊ/

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What does mulatto mean?

noun

  1. (derogatory, historical) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.

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/mʊˈlɑtoʊ/

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A light-colored mulatto boy, in dress coat and bearing a diminutive silver tray for the reception of cards, admitted them.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
The boy was a handsome, bright-eyed mulatto, of just Henrique’s size, and his curling hair hung round a high, bold forehead.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
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The houses along these beautiful roads belong chiefly to Mameluco, mulatto, and Indian families, each of which has its own small plantation.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
He was a heavy, bulky mulatto, on short legs, and he came tapping the floor in front of him with his gold-headed cane.
Willa CatherMy ÁntoniaProject Gutenberg ebook #242
He was of a race many times crossed, and although with a dusky skin, he had not the disagreeable expression of a mulatto.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944