Definition of MULATTO

mulatto

Meanings

Plural: mulattoes, mulattos

Noun

  • an offspring of a black and a white parent
  • A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and/or Spanish mulato (“of mixed breed, young mule”), from mulo (“mule”), from Latin mūlus (“mule”). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.

Synonyms

mestizo, metis

Scrabble Score: 9

mulatto is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
mulatto is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mulatto is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

mulatto is a valid Words With Friends word