mameluco

Meanings

Noun

  • A child born of a white father and American Indian mother, particularly in South America.

Adjective

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

Origin

  • Borrowed from Portuguese mameluco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك. mameluke.

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