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单词 mulatto
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mulatto

[ muh-lat-oh, -lah-toh, myoo- ]
/ məˈlæt oʊ, -ˈlɑ toʊ, myu- /

noun, plural mu·lat·toes, mu·lat·tos.

Anthropology. (not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one Black parent.
Older Use: Offensive. a person who has both Black and white ancestors.

adjective

of a light-brown color.

Origin of mulatto

1585–95; <Spanish mulato ‘young mule’, equivalent to mul(o) mule1 + -ato of unclear origin

Words nearby mulatto

Mukden, Mukha, mukluk, mukti, muktuk, mulatto, mulberry, mulberry family, Mulberry Harbour, mulch, mulcher
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British Dictionary definitions for mulatto

mulatto
/ (mjuːˈlætəʊ) /

noun plural -tos or -toes

a person having one Black and one White parent

adjective

of a light brown colour

Word Origin for mulatto

C16: from Spanish mulato young mule, variant of mulo mule 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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