coloured

Universal Words (BrE) (AmE colored) adjective, noun adjective 1 (often in compounds) having a particular colour or different colours: brightly coloured balloons * coloured lights / glass / paper * She was wearing a cream-coloured suit. 2 (old-fashioned or offensive) (of a person) from a race that does not have white skin 3 (Coloured) (in South Africa) having parents who are of different races noun 1 (old-fashioned or offensive) a person who does not have white skin 2 (Coloured) (in South Africa) a person whose parents are of different races