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High yellow, occasionally simply yellow (dialect: yaller, yella), is a term used to describe a light-skinned person of white and black ancestry. It is also used as a slang for those thought to have "yellow undertones". The term was in common use in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century, and is reflected in such popular songs of the era as "The Yellow Rose of Texas".

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  • High yellow, occasionally simply yellow (dialect: yaller, yella), is a term used to describe a light-skinned person of white and black ancestry. It is also used as a slang for those thought to have "yellow undertones". The term was in common use in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century, and is reflected in such popular songs of the era as "The Yellow Rose of Texas". (en)
  • High yellow , o en ocasiones simplemente yellow (en el lenguaje vulgar afroamericano: yaller o yeller ), es un término en inglés que designa a personas con piel muy clara que tienen ancestros africanos. Es una referencia para el tono de la piel de color amarillo dorado de algunas personas de raza mixta. El término fue común en los Estados Unidos a finales del siglo XIX y las primeras décadas del siglo XX y aparece en muchas canciones populares de la época, como "The Yellow Rose of Texas". (es)
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  • High yellow, occasionally simply yellow (dialect: yaller, yella), is a term used to describe a light-skinned person of white and black ancestry. It is also used as a slang for those thought to have "yellow undertones". The term was in common use in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century, and is reflected in such popular songs of the era as "The Yellow Rose of Texas". (en)
  • High yellow , o en ocasiones simplemente yellow (en el lenguaje vulgar afroamericano: yaller o yeller ), es un término en inglés que designa a personas con piel muy clara que tienen ancestros africanos. Es una referencia para el tono de la piel de color amarillo dorado de algunas personas de raza mixta. El término fue común en los Estados Unidos a finales del siglo XIX y las primeras décadas del siglo XX y aparece en muchas canciones populares de la época, como "The Yellow Rose of Texas". (es)
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