mulatto
noun
(not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one Black parent.
mulattoes
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pluralof mulatto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On the one side are the prosperous and well-educated blacks and mulattoes with clipped British accents and comfortable homes in places like the Blue Mountains overlooking Kingston.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most of Luanda's 50,000 Europeans, some of its 50,000 mulattoes, and almost none of its 120,000 Africans responded.
From Time Magazine Archive
The leader in Jamaica and possibly of the entire Caribbean, if the blacks and mulattoes ever decide to work in harmony, is Norman Washington Manley, K.C.,
From Time Magazine Archive
The U. S. Census counts 20% of Negroes as mulattoes.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am going to pray to St. Martin de Porres, the patron saint of mulattoes, for our cause in the factory.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
