mulatto, quadroon, octoroon

mulatto, quadroon, octoroon
Each of these terms has a scientific basis, but each is considered offensive by many persons. Degrees of racial designation such as these terms and half-caste and half-breed do not always hide contempt or disdain. Although their use is not recommended, one should be accurate if he does need to employ them. A mulatto is someone with one white and one Negro parent, a person of mixed Negro and Caucasian ancestry. The term is loosely applied to individuals with light brown skin pigmentation. A quadroon is one-fourth Negro, one of the grandparents being Negro, the three others white. An octoroon is someone with one-eighth Negro ancestry.

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  • octoroon — Synonyms and related words: Cape Colored, Eurasian, cattalo, citrange, cross, crossbreed, griffe, half blood, half bred, half breed, half caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid, ladino, liger, mestee, mestiza, mestizo, metis, metisse, mixblood, mixed… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • quadroon — Synonyms and related words: Cape Colored, Eurasian, cattalo, citrange, cross, crossbreed, griffe, half blood, half bred, half breed, half caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid, ladino, liger, mestee, mestiza, mestizo, metis, metisse, mixblood, mixed… …   Moby Thesaurus

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