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English
Noun
quintoon (plural quintoons)
- Alternative form of quintroon
2005, Donald Harman Akenson, Irish History of Civilization, page 353:Quintoon: child of mustiphini and white male
Unspeakable: child of mustiphini and white woman
Octoroon: child of quintoon and white man
Unspeakable: child of quintoon and white woman
Coordinate terms
- (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto