mulatto

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an offspring of a black and a white parent

Etymology

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.

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