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terceroon

terceroon noun: a person with one white and one mulatto parent.

Noun

terceroon (plural terceroons)

  1. (dated) A person with one white and one mulatto parent.

Forms of terceroon

pluralterceroons

Origin of terceroon

From Spanish tercerón.

Questions about terceroon

What does terceroon mean?
Terceroon means a person with one white and one mulatto parent.
What part of speech is terceroon?
Terceroon is a noun.
What is the plural of terceroon?
The plural of terceroon is terceroons.

Words near terceroon in the dictionary

  1. tercentennial
  2. tercentennials
  3. Tercerista
  4. Terceristas
  5. Tercero
  6. terceroon
  7. terceroons
  8. Terceros
  9. terces
  10. tercet
  11. tercets

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