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Mulatto (/ m j uː ˈ l æ t oʊ /, / m ə ˈ l ɑː t oʊ /) is a racial classification to refer to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Its use is considered outdated and offensive in some countries and languages, such as English and Dutch, but it does not have the same associations in languages such as Spanish and Portuguese. Among ...
In the English-speaking world, many terms for mixed-race people exist, some of which are pejorative or are no longer used. Mulato, zambo and mestizo are used in Spanish, mulato, caboclo, cafuzo, ainoko (from Japanese) and mestiço in Portuguese, and mulâtre and métis in French.
mulatto. noun. /mjuˈlætəʊ/. /məˈlɑːtəʊ/. (plural mulattos, mulattoes) (old-fashioned, offensive) an offensive word for a person with one black parent and one white parent If you need to refer to a person's background you can use a term such as mixed-race. Word Origin.
MULATTO meaning: 1. an offensive word for someone with one black parent and one white parent 2. an offensive word…. Learn more.
Multiracial Americans or mixed-race Americans are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially (cf. the one-drop rule ).
mulatto (noun) mulatto /mə ˈ lætoʊ/ /mə ˈ lɑːtoʊ/ noun. plural mulattoes or mulattos. Britannica Dictionary definition of MULATTO. [count] old-fashioned + usually offensive. : a person with one Black and one white parent. MULATTO meaning: a person with one Black and one white parent.
Origin. Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. A person with mixed black and Caucasoid ancestry; specif., a person who has one black and one white parent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (census) Anyone born to two half- African and half- Caucasian parents. Wiktionary. adjective. Of a mulatto. Webster's New World. Advertisement.
