Definitions for mulattoes

mulattoes mu·lat·to

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

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

You can make 550 anagrams from letters in mulattoes (aelmosttu).

Definitions for mulattoes

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 mulattoes

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

Examples for mulattoes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for mulattoes
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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