Octoroon - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Octoroon :  (noun)

1: an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black [syn: Octoroon]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Octoroon : \Oc`to*roon"\, n. [L. octo eight _ -roon, as in quadroon.] The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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