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octoroon

/ˌɒk.təˈruːn/

Traduction: Terme historique et péjoratif désignant une personne ayant un huitième d'ascendance africaine, en particulier l'enfant d'un quarteron et d'un parent blanc.

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/ˌɒk.təˈruːn/formalobsolète
  • frTerme historique et péjoratif désignant une personne ayant un huitième d'ascendance africaine, en particulier l'enfant d'un quarteron et d'un parent blanc.

A historical and now obsolete term for a person who is one-eighth Black by descent, specifically the offspring of a quadroon and a white parent.

  1. Historical racial classificationC2formal

    A historical term for a person who is considered to have one-eighth African ancestry, typically the child of a quadroon and a white parent.

    frOctoron (classification raciale historique)

    • In the 19th century, an octoroon was often classified as a person of mixed race.
    • The novel explores the life of an octoroon navigating a segregated society.
    • Historical records used the term octoroon to describe individuals with one black great-grandparent.