Associations to the word «Mulatto»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MULATTO, noun. An offspring of a black and a white parent.

Wise words

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