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Noun: mulatto (mulattos,mulattoes)  mu'la-tow or mu'laa-tow
Usage: offensive
  1. An offspring of a black and a white parent
    "The historical novel featured a mulatto protagonist navigating life in the antebellum South"

Derived forms: mulattoes, mulattos

Type of: mixed-blood

Encyclopedia: Mulatto