MULATTO


Meaning of MULATTO in English

/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. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .