QUADROON


Meaning of QUADROON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwä-ˈdrün ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.