What is "mulattoes"

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.

alt. (plural of mulatto English) n. (plural of mulatto English)

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