Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terceroon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-ceroon
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with one white and one mulatto parent.

Dated

Etymology

From Spanish tercerón.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tercerón

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

terceroons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

octoroon quadroon quintroon list at mulatto

Questions

What does terceroon mean?: A person with one white and one mulatto parent.
Where does terceroon come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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