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mixed-blood vs mulatto

mulatto vs mixed-blood

mixed-blood and mulatto both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mixed-blood Yes No No No
mulatto Yes No No No
As nouns, mulatto is a hyponym of mixed-blood; that is, mulatto is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mixed-blood:
  • mixed-blood: a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more racial groups
  • mulatto: an offspring of a black and a white parent
Other hyponyms of mixed-blood include quadroon, octoroon, half-caste, Metis.
mixed-blood (noun) mulatto (noun)
a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more racial groups an offspring of a black and a white parent
Difference between mixed-blood and mulatto

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