The difference between Octoroon and Quadroon

When used as nouns, octoroon means someone having one-eighth black ancestry, whereas quadroon means a person of three-fourths caucasian descent and one fourth african descent.


Quadroon is also adjective with the meaning: having three-fourths caucasian descent and one-fourth african descent.

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  1. Octoroon as a noun (dated, offensive):

    Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.

  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.

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