Meanings
nounhexadecaroon (plural hexadecaroons)
plural hexadecaroons
- rareA person who has one-sixteenth black ancestry.
Origin
From hexadeca- + the ending of octoroon, quintroon, etc.
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APA
hexadecaroon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecaroon
MLA
“hexadecaroon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecaroon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadecaroon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecaroon.
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