The difference between Negro and Quadroon

When used as adjectives, negro means relating to the black ethnicity, whereas quadroon means having three-fourths caucasian descent and one-fourth african descent.


Quadroon is also noun with the meaning: a person of three-fourths caucasian descent and one fourth african descent.

check bellow for the other definitions of Negro and Quadroon

  1. Negro as an adjective (dated, now, offensive):

    Relating to the black ethnicity.

  2. Negro as an adjective (dated, now, offensive):

    Black or dark brown in color.

  1. Negro as a noun (dated):

  1. Quadroon as a noun (dated):

    A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent.

  2. Quadroon as a noun (Australia, dated):

    A person of three-quarters Aboriginal descent and one quarter Caucasian descent; a person of one quarter Aboriginal descent.

  1. Quadroon as an adjective (dated):

    Having three-fourths Caucasian descent and one-fourth African descent.