Main Entry: mu·lat·to

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈla-(ˌ)tō, mu̇-, myu̇-, -ˈlä-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mu·lat·toes or mu·lat·tos

Etymology: Spanish mulato, from mulo mule, from Latin mulus

Date: 1593

1 : the first-generation offspring of a black person and a white person
2 : a person of mixed white and black ancestry