Definition of QUADROON

quadroon

Meanings

Plural: quadroons

Noun

  • an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
  • A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.

Adj

  • Of or related to quadroons.

Origin / Etymology

From Spanish cuarterón (“¾ white, a child of a European and a mestizo”), from cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -on (“-oon: forming related nouns”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuarteron.

Scrabble Score: 18

quadroon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
quadroon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quadroon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

quadroon is a valid Words With Friends word