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mulato

mulato

English

Noun

mulato (plural mulatos)

  1. Capsicum annuum, a chili pepper related to the poblano and usually sold dried.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish mulato (mulatto), from mulo (mule), from Latin mulus (mule). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.

Pronunciation

Noun

mulato m (plural mulatos, feminine mulata, feminine plural mulatas)

  1. mulatto

Adjective

mulato m (feminine singular mulata, masculine plural mulatos, feminine plural mulatas, comparable)

  1. mulatto

Spanish

Noun

mulato m (plural mulatos, feminine mulata)

  1. mulatto