mulatto

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n. (白人和黑人的)混血儿 a. (黑白)混血儿的, 淡褐色的

发音

US /mʊˈlɑtoʊ/
US /məˈlɑɾoʊ̯/
其它 /mʊˈlaːtoː/
UK /m(j)ʊˈlætəʊ/

词形变化

mulattoes 复数 mulattoes mulattos mulattos 复数

别名

molatto mullato

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    黑白混血儿

    贬义 历史

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mixed-blood

词源

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.

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