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
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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



  1. A person from Latin America.
  2. 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.
 
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