mu ‧ lat ‧ to /mjuːˈlætəʊ $ mʊˈlætoʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mulattos ) [countable] old-fashioned
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: mulato , from mulo , from Latin mulus ; ⇨ ↑ mule ]
a word for someone with one black parent and one white parent, which is now usually considered offensive
⇨ mixed race at ↑ mixed (7)