cabre

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/kəˈbɹeɪ//ˈkɑː.bɹeɪ/

noun

A person of mixed black and mulatto descent.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cabré.
nouncabre (plural cabres)

plural cabres

  1. obsolete or historical and generally offensiveA person of mixed black and mulatto descent.

    Further, the registration returns for some colonies provided only a generalized “coloured” or “mulatto” category, […] The Trinidad registration returns certainly provide clear examples of mulatto-black couples having cabre children, but […]

    1995, B. W. Higman, Slave Populations of the British Caribbean, 1807-1834, University of West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 154

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabre,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabre.

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