Definitions for mulatto

mulatto mu·lat·to

Spelling: [muh-lat-oh, -lah-toh, myoo-]
IPA: /məˈlæt oʊ, -ˈlɑ toʊ, myu-/

Mulatto is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in mulatto (almottu).

Definitions for mulatto

noun

  1. Anthropology. (not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one black parent.
  2. Older Use: Offensive. a person who has both black and white ancestors.

adjective

  1. of a light-brown color.

Origin of mulatto

1585-95; Spanish mulato ‘young mule’, equivalent to mul(o) mule1 + -ato of unclear origin

Examples for mulatto

A mulatto servant-man came into the room where Flora and I were.

Steve the mulatto was stretched upon the floor in a deep sleep.

In close connection with the preceding is the question of the mulatto.

It was a mulatto, from Martinique, who was Mr. Osgood's steward; and I helped him in.

The voice of the mulatto is at once sweet, vibrant and melancholy.

They were all blacks, except the captain, who was a mulatto.

Strickland had downed the mulatto twice, and the mulatto, sober, was a man to be reckoned with.

Rarely will a mulatto girl marry a black man, and vice versa.

The mulatto coachman, with a third horse, was at the door, ready to accompany us.

This self-appointed guide was no negro, no mulatto, of that Manuel was sure.

Word Value for mulatto
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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