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Mulatto

mulatto

Origin: Sp. & Pg. Mulato, masc, mulata, fem, of a mixed breed, fr. Mulo mule, L. Mulus. See Mule.

The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, usually of a brownish yellow complexion.


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