mulatta

noun

mu·​lat·​ta

məˈlatə,

myəˈ-,

myüˈ-,

-atə

plural -s

sometimes offensive

: a mulatto woman or girl : mulattress

Word History

Etymology

Spanish mulata, feminine of mulato

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