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mulatto

noun mu·lat·to \mə-ˈla-(ˌ)tō, mu̇-, myu̇-, -ˈlä-\
plural mu·lat·toes or mu·lat·tos

Definition of MULATTO

1
:  the first-generation offspring of a black person and a white person
2
:  a person of mixed white and black ancestry
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Origin of MULATTO

Spanish mulato, from mulo mule, from Latin mulus
First Known Use: 1593

Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity

Rhymes with MULATTO

legato, spiccato, staccato

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mulatto
  2. mulatto land crab
  3. mulatto-wood
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