HyperDic: octoroon

English > 1 sense of the word octoroon:
NOUNperson octoroonan offspring of a quadroon and a white parent
English > octoroon: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black.
Broadermixed-bloodA person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
Usage ofarchaism, archaicismThe use of an archaic expression

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