quadroon
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A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparentA person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.
/kwɑːˈdɹuːn/
Значення
значень: 1(застаріле, історичне)A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent.
Ще визначення
- an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
Походження
From Spanish cuarterón (“¾ white, a child of a European and a mestizo”), from cuarto (“oneFrom Spanish cuarterón (“¾ white, a child of a European and a mestizo”), from cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -on (“-oon: forming related nouns”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuarteron.
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