解释
- n. 有八分之一黑人血统的混血儿
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中文词源
octoroon 八分之一黑人血统的混血儿
octa-,八，-oon,大词后缀，词源同quadroon.
英文词源
- octoroon (n.)
- 1861, irregular formation from Latin octo "eight" (see eight) + suffix abstracted from quadroon (in which the suffix actually is -oon). Offspring of a quadroon and a white; so called for having one-eighth Negro blood.