English

Noun

mameluco ‎(plural mamelucos)

1. (South America) a child born of a white father and American Indian mother

Translations

Adjective

mameluco ‎(comparative more mameluco, superlative most mameluco)

1. (South America) born of a white father and American Indian mother

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mamaluco

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic مَمْلُوك ‎(mamlūk, “slave”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) 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 m ‎(feminine singular mameluca, masculine plural mamelucos, feminine plural mamelucas, comparable)

1. mameluco