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mameluco.

A child born of one white parent and one Brazilian Indian parent.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A child born of one white parent and one Brazilian Indian parent.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mameluco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”). Doublet of mameluke.

adj
  1. Born of a white father and American Indian mother, particularly in South America.

    dated · historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mameluco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”). Doublet of mameluke.

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