Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
OCTOROON
octoroon
(noun) an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
octoroon (plural octoroons)
(dated or historical, now, offensive) Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.
(dated or historical, now, offensive) Someone having 1/64th black ancestry: the child of a quintoon and a white man.
Synonyms
• mustee
Coordinate terms
• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
Source: Wiktionary
Oc`to*roon", n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -roon, as in quadroon.]
Definition: The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
17 May 2025
ANTHOZOAN
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Coffee Trivia
