octaroon
/
ˌɒktəˈruːn
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
octoroon
octoroon
/
ˌɒktəˈruːn
/
noun
1.
a person having one quadroon and one White parent and therefore having one-eighth Black blood
Compare
quadroon
Word Origin
C19:
octo-
+
-roon
as in
quadroon