mulato

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mulato. Doublet of mulatto.

Noun

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mulato (plural mulatos)

  1. Capsicum annuum, a chili pepper related to the poblano and usually sold dried.

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Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Derived from Spanish mulato.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [muˈlato]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: mu‧la‧to

Noun

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mulato (accusative singular mulaton, plural mulatoj, accusative plural mulatojn)

  1. mulatto (a person of mixed black and white descent)
    Coordinate term: mulatino (mulatta)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mulato (mulatto), from mulo (mule), from Latin mūlus (mule). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: mu‧la‧to

Noun

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mulato m (plural mulatos, feminine mulata, feminine plural mulatas)

  1. mulatto

Adjective

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mulato (feminine mulata, masculine plural mulatos, feminine plural mulatas)

  1. mulatto
    • 1995 June 25, “Mãe afirma ao Censo que filhos mulatos são negros”, in Folha de São Paulo[1]:
      Quando Paula Barreto, 36, branca, filha do produtor de cinema Luís Carlos Barreto, anunciou que iria se casar com o jogador de futebol Cláudio Adão, 39, negro, comprou uma briga em casa. A reação de sua mãe, a produtora Lucy Barreto, foi perguntar se ela já tinha pensado que seus filhos seriam mulatos.
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From mulo (mule) +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muˈlato/ [muˈla.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: mu‧la‧to

Adjective

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mulato (feminine mulata, masculine plural mulatos, feminine plural mulatas)

  1. mulatto
  2. dark-skinned
    Synonym: moreno

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Noun

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mulato m (plural mulatos, feminine mulata, feminine plural mulatas)

  1. (obsolete) a small or young mule
    Synonym: muleto
  2. copal tree (Bursera spp.)
    Synonyms: copal, cuajiote colorado, indio desnudo, jiote, palo mulato, papelillo, torote
  3. mockingbird (general term)
    Synonyms: cenzontle, gato
  4. tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)
    Synonyms: cenzontle, cenzontle austral, cenzontle cenizo, cenzontle de Castilla, cenzontle gris, cenzontle tropical, chico, paraulata llanera, sinsonte tropical
  5. great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
    Synonyms: acazanate, clarinero, grajo, huertero, itzlaolzanate, izanatl, pájaro prieto, papate, picho, tordo grande, tordo macho, urraca, zanate
  6. Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
    Synonyms: mirlo, mosquero, tordo chico, tordo de ojos amarillos, tordo migratorio, urraca

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