QUADROON


Meaning of QUADROON in English

n.

Pronunciation: kwä- ' drün

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Spanish cuarterón, from cuarto fourth, from Latin quartus ― more at QUART

Date: 1707

: a person of one-quarter black ancestry

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.