Mulatto - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mulatto :  (noun)

1: an offspring of a Black and a White parent [syn: Mulatto]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mulatto : \Mu*lat"to\, n.; pl. Mulattoes. [Sp. & Pg. mulato, masc., mulata, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. mulo mule, L. mulus. See Mule.] The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

MULATTO. A person born of one white and one black parent. 7 Mass. R. 88; 2 Bailey, 558.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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