Latino
See also: latino, latinó, latino-, Latino-, latin@, and Latin@
English
Etymology
- American English, first attested in the 1960's for a person of Spanish-speaking or Latin American ancestry (notably Mexican, Puertorican and Cuban), originally an (informal) shortened form of Spanish latinoamericano (“Latin American”, adj). 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).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ləˈtinoʊ/, /læˈtinoʊ/
Adjective
Latino (not comparable)
- (chiefly US) Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.
Noun
Latino (plural Latinos)
- (chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)
- Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States.
Related terms
- Latina, Latine and Latin@ (which see for more)
Translations
person from Latin America
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See also
- Hispanic
- Hispano
- Spanish
Anagrams
- Natoli, NoLIta, lation, talion
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [laˈtino]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: La‧ti‧no
Proper noun
Latino (accusative Latinon)
- Latin (the Latin language)
Derived terms
- Latinameriko (“Latin America”)
German
Etymology
Spanish latino
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Latino m (strong, genitive Latinos or Latino, plural Latinos, feminine Latina)
- Latino (person from Latin America)
Declension
Declension of Latino [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Latino | die | Latinos |
genitive | eines | des | Latinos, Latino | der | Latinos |
dative | einem | dem | Latino | den | Latinos |
accusative | einen | den | Latino | die | Latinos |
Latin
Adjective
Latīnō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of Latīnus