Latino
WordNet
adjective
(1) Related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture
"The Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"
noun
(2) An artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages
(3) A resident of Latin America
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From latino < latinoamericano (Latin American) < latinus (pertaining to Latium, the region of Italy around Rome), possibly from Proto-Indo-European base *stela- (to spread, to extend, hence flat country as opposed to mountainous).
Noun
- A person from Latin America.
- A person residing in the United States, who is of Latin American descent.
- Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States.