Latino

or la·ti·no

[ luh-tee-noh, la- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: Latino business owners;Latino audiences;the Latino community;Latino immigrants.: Compare Hispanic (def. 3).

noun,plural La·ti·nos.
  1. a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States: a growing population of Latinos in the Midwest.: Compare Hispanic (def. 4).

Origin of Latino

1
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; from Spanish (United States), perhaps by ellipsis from Spanish latinoamericano “Latin American,” equivalent to latino “Latin” (referring to the places or people with Latinate or Romance language in common) + americano “American”

word story For Latino

See Latinx.

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British Dictionary definitions for Latino

Latino

/ (læˈtiːnəʊ) /


nounplural -nos
  1. US an inhabitant of the US who is of Latin American origin

Derived forms of Latino

  • Latina, fem n

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