quadroons
nounHow many syllables in quadroons?
There are 2 syllables in the word quadroons.How to pronounce quadroons:
Definition of quadroons:
- quadroons (noun):
- a person of one-quarter black ancestry
Synonyms for quadroons:
quadroon
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- half note
- bishop
- pertness
- parchment
- impart
- Eadgyth
- vapid
- tenement
- smock frock
- pinioned
- install
- garble
- dandle
- devise
- alto
- struggled
- priding
- mustered
- frantic
- cyber
- x-ray
- unhinge
- unloose
- totem
- snickered
- gobble
- dog's-bane
- prickling
- briny
- volar
- tearing
- fricking
- upbeat
- scabrous
- offend
- slipware
- outlet
- fiber
- expunge
- donut
- noblest
- Jonco
- varnish
- disproved
- arguing
- pendant
- lapdog
- dreading
- unsheathed
- mitten
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