About The Word Octoroon
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Octoroon
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What's The Definition Of Octoroon?
[n] an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black
Synonyms | Synonyms for Octoroon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Octoroon: Cape Colored | cattalo | citrange | cross | crossbreed | Eurasian | griffe | half blood | half-bred | half-breed | half-caste | high yellow | hinny | hybrid | ladino | liger | mestee | mestiza | mestizo | metis | metisse | mixblood | mixed-blood | mongrel | mulatto | mule | mustee | plumcot | quadroon | quintroon | sambo | tangelo | tigon | zebrass | zebrule See Also | mixed-blood Octoroon In Webster's Dictionary \Oc`to*roon"\, n. [L. octo eight + -roon, as in
quadroon.]
The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.
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