mulatto
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mulatto
- /mʊˈlɑtoʊ/ US
- [məˈlɑɾoʊ̯] US
- /mʊˈlaːtoː/ Caribbean
- /m(j)ʊˈlætəʊ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑːtəʊ, -ætəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese and/or Spanish mulato (“of mixed breed, young mule”), from mulo (“mule”), from Latin mūlus (“mule”). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules. Doublet of mulato.
noun mulattoes · mulattos
- A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents. Respectable folk who did not want trouble stayed withindoors; but young apprentices were abroad in force; Negroes and mulattoes; rope- makers and laborers from along the waterfront; and sailors hastening ashore from the ships […]
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noun person of mixed black and white descent
| Español | mulato, mulata |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ムラート murāto |
| 中文 | 黑白混血兒 /黑白混血儿 hēibái hùnxiěr |
| Português | mulato, mulata |
| Français | mulâtre, mulâtresse, café au lait |
| Deutsch | Mulatte, Mulattin |
| Italiano | mulatto, mulatta |
| Ελληνικά | μιγάς migás |
| Română | mulatru, mulatră |
| Русский | мула́т mulát, мула́тка mulátka |
| العربية | خِلَاسِيّ ḵilāsiyy |
| עברית | בן־תערובות ben-ta'a'rovot |
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