Etymology

quintroon

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Today it means: The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black. Full definition →

Spanish quinterón
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromquinterón“offspring of a quadroon and a white person”
  2. English todayquintroon

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

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