quadroon
Of or related to quadroonsOf or related to quadroons.
/kwɑːˈdɹuːn/
Meaning
1 senses(dated, historical, not comparable)Of or related to quadroons.
Quarterone, Quarteronin
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
three fourths Caucasian and one fourth African in descent:
Origin
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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