mulatto

mu·lat·to

noun
\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

Origin of MULATTO

Spanish mulato, from mulo mule, from Latin mulus

First Known Use: 1593

Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity

Rhymes with MULATTO

legato, spiccato, staccato