mameluco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mameluco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”). Doublet of mameluke.

Noun

mameluco (plural mamelucos)

1. (dated or historical) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother, particularly in South America.

Coordinate terms

• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto

Translations

child born of a white father and American Indian mother

• Portuguese: mameluco (pt) m, mamaluco m
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Adjective

mameluco (comparative more mameluco, superlative most mameluco)

1. (dated or historical) Born of a white father and American Indian mother, particularly in South America.

Translations

born of a white father and American Indian mother

• Portuguese: mameluco (pt) m, mamaluco m
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References

• “mameluco”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mamaluco

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌma.me.ˈlu.ku/
• Hyphenation: ma‧me‧lu‧co

Noun

mameluco m (plural mamelucos, feminine mameluca, feminine plural mamelucas)

1. (historical) mameluke (member of a military regime in mediaeval and early modern Egypt and Syria)
2. mameluco (person born of a white father and American Indian mother)

Adjective

mameluco (feminine mameluca, masculine plural mamelucos, feminine plural mamelucas)

1. mameluco

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Spanish

Adjective

mameluco (feminine mameluca, masculine plural mamelucos, feminine plural mamelucas)

1. mameluco

Noun

mameluco m (plural mamelucos)

1. mameluke
2. mameluco
3. (Latin America) overalls; onesie

   Synonyms: mono, braga, buzo, overol

Further reading

• “mameluco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014