/ mjuˈlætəʊ; məˈl-; NAmE -toʊ/ noun
( pl. -os or -oes ) ( offensive ) a person with one black parent and one white parent
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Spanish mulato young mule or mulatto, formed irregularly from mulo mule.
/ mjuˈlætəʊ; məˈl-; NAmE -toʊ/ noun
( pl. -os or -oes ) ( offensive ) a person with one black parent and one white parent
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Spanish mulato young mule or mulatto, formed irregularly from mulo mule.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005