Latino
A person of a country that predominantly speaks a language that derives from the Latin…A person of a country that predominantly speaks a language that derives from the Latin language.
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Meaning
2 sensesA person of a country that predominantly speaks a language that derives from the Latin language.
(US)A person, especially a male, from Latin America: contraction of latinoamericano. (Compare Latina.)
Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States.
Latino
латиноамерика́нецlatinoamerikánec, латиноамерика́нкаlatinoamerikánka, латино́сlatinós
a native of Latin America
Examples
16 sentencesLatinos can't promote themselves gracefully, kowtowing to others!
Some Latinos want to learn sinograms.
This is a predominantly Latino mosque.
Lajos happened to be a Latino.
Carlos was a middle-aged Latino man.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
American English, first attested in the 1960s for a person of Spanish-speaking or Latin AmAmerican English, first attested in the 1960s for a person of Spanish-speaking or Latin American ancestry (notably Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban), originally an (informal) shortened form of Spanish latinoamericano (“Latin American”, adjective). Its appearance probably coincided with the colloquial use of Anglo (for a person of British or White US descent) and Afro (for a person of Black or African US descent).
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