octoroon
معنی فارسی
کسيکه يک هشتم از خون سياهان در او باشد
معنی کامل و مثالها
/äk´tǝ rōōn´/n.
● (سیاهپوست) دو رگه (کسی که یک هشتم خون او از نژاد سیاه است)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From octo- (eight) + -roon (from quadroon, a person who is one-quarter black by descent).
مثال
- She is proud of her heritage as an octoroon.
- The play explores the challenges faced by octoroons in society.
- In the 19th century, octoroons faced discrimination due to their mixed racial background.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black