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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

mulatto
    n 1: an offspring of a black and a white parent

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mulatto \Mu*lat"to\, n.; pl. Mulattoes. [Sp. & Pg. mulato,
   masc., mulata, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. mulo mule, L.
   mulus. See Mule.]
   The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white
   woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

MULATTO. A person born of one white and one black parent. 7 Mass. R. 88; 2 
Bailey, 558.

4. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

MULATTO, n.  A child of two races, ashamed of both.

Thesaurus Results for mulatto:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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