Latino

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(la tē′nō, lə-)

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noun pl. Latinos

  1. a Latin American
  2. a usually Spanish-speaking person of Latin American birth or descent who lives in the U.S.

Origin: AmSp < Sp, lit., Latin < L Latinus, Latin

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Latinos: Latino music

See Latino in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. La·ti·nos
  1. A Latin American.
  2. A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States. See Usage Note at Hispanic.

Origin:

Origin: Short for Spanish latinoamericano, Latin-American

Origin: , from latino, Latin

Origin: , from Latin Latīnus; see Latin

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Related Forms:

  • La·tiˈno adjective

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