/meuh lat"oh, -lah"toh, myooh-/ , n. , pl. mulattoes , adj.
n.
1. the offspring of one white parent and one black parent: not in technical use.
2. a person whose ancestry is a mixture of Negro and Caucasian.
adj.
3. of a light-brown color.
[ 1585-95; mulato young mule, equiv. to mul ( o ) MULE 1 + -ato of unclear orig. ]