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La⋅ti⋅no

[luh-tee-noh, la-]
–noun, plural -nos.
a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent.
Also, la⋅ti⋅no.


Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; < Amer Sp, special use of Sp latino Latin, perh. by ellipsis from latinoamericano Latin-American
La·ti·no   (lə-tē'nō, lā-, lä-)   
n.   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.

[Short for Spanish latinoamericano, Latin-American, from latino, Latin, from Latin Latīnus; see Latin.]
La·ti'no adj.
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