mulattoes

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mulattoes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]