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mulattress

/mjuːˈlatɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mu-lat-tress
IPA
/mjuːˈlatɹɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female mulatto, a mulatta; a woman with one black and one white parent.

Dated; Offensive

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French mulâtresse, feminine of mulâtre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /mjuːˈlatɹɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mulattresses (plural) mulatress (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

negress

Questions

How do you pronounce mulattress?
The recorded pronunciation is /mjuːˈlatɹɪs/.
What does mulattress mean?
A female mulatto, a mulatta; a woman with one black and one white parent.
Where does mulattress come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce mulattress

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