Definition of MULATTO

mulatto

Plural: mulattoes, mulattos

Noun

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

Examples

  • The rare ’TO’ ending on MULATTO felt like a winning move in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

mestizo, metis

Scrabble Score: 9

mulatto: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
mulatto: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mulatto: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

mulatto: valid Words With Friends Word