MULATTO


Meaning of MULATTO in English

/ 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.