English Explanatory Dictionary

mameluco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A child born of one white parent and one Brazilian Indian parent.
adj
  1. Born of a white father and American Indian mother, particularly in South America.

Word forms

mameluco mamelucos more mameluco most mameluco

Etymology

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

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