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.
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