Definitions for octoroonˌɒk təˈrun
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•to•roonˌɒk təˈrun(n.)
a person having one-eighth black ancestry; the offspring of a quadroon and a white.
Category: Physical Anthropology
Origin of octoroon:
1855–60, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
octoroon(noun)
an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black
Wiktionary
octoroon(Noun)
someone having one-eighth black ancestry
Origin: From octo- + -roon, alteration of ending of cuarterón
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