English Explanatory Dictionary

quintroon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black.
  2. The offspring of a mustiphini (1/16 black) and a white person: 1/32 black.

Word forms

quintroon quintroons quinteron quinteroon quintoon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinterón (“offspring of a quadroon and a white person”).

Related words

mestizo metis mongrel negress negro
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