First Known Use: 1593
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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
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