octoroon
oc·to·roon
noun \ˌäk-tə-ˈrün\Definition of OCTOROON
: a person of one-eighth black ancestry
Origin of OCTOROON
octa- + -roon (as in quadroon)
First Known Use: 1861
Rhymes with OCTOROON
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