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"half-breed" has 2 syllables: halfbr-eed.
noun
“In South Korean society, which extols the virtues of ethnic purity, "half-breed" people are viewed with disdain and contempt.”
adjective
"Half-breed" has 2 syllables: halfbr · eed.
Half-breed: A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed White and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis).
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