Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Brazil, the offspring of a white and a negro, or a white and a Brazilian Indian.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun S. Amer. A child born of a white father and Indian mother.
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- noun South America A
child born of awhite father andAmerican Indian mother .
Etymologies
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Portuguese
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Examples
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One of the hands on the "Morona" was Manuel Medina, a mameluco, who was employed by
The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853
sionnach commented on the word mameluco
Depending on who you believe, this either means a particular brand of Napoleonic soldier (wearing a turban), or "rompers" (some kind of garment likely manufactured by Oshkosh by Gosh)
March 4, 2009
bilby commented on the word mameluco
Image search hits both.
March 4, 2009