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