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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

afternoon, apolune, barracoon, Brigadoon, call the tune, Cameroon, dessertspoon, greasy spoon, harvest moon, honeymoon, importune, macaroon, opportune, pantaloon, perilune, picaroon, picayune, rigadoon, saskatoon, Saskatoon, silver spoon, tablespoon

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