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mulatto

mu·lat·to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-lat-oh, -lah-toh, myoo-]
    • /məˈlæt oʊ, -ˈlɑ toʊ, myu-/
    • /məˈlæt.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-lat-oh, -lah-toh, myoo-]
    • /məˈlæt oʊ, -ˈlɑ toʊ, myu-/

Definitions of mulatto word

  • noun plural mulatto Anthropology. (not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one black parent. 1
  • noun plural mulatto Older Use: Offensive. a person who has both black and white ancestors. 1
  • adjective mulatto of a light-brown color. 1
  • noun mulatto A person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent. 1
  • noun mulatto person of mixed race 1
  • noun mulatto a person having one Black and one White parent 0

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Origin of mulatto

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Spanish mulato ‘young mule’, equivalent to mul(o) mule1 + -ato of unclear origin

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Parts of speech for Mulatto

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mulatto popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

mulatto usage trend in Literature

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