Latino

See also latino

English

Etymology

From Spanish latino a, from Spanish latinoamericano (Latin American), from Latin 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).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ləˈtinoʊ/, /læˈtinoʊ/

Adjective

Latino (not comparable)

1. Of Latin American descent.

Noun

Latino (plural Latinos)

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.

Translations

person from Latin America

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉丁美洲人 (cmn) (Lādīng Měizhōu rén)

• Finnish: latinalaisamerikkalainen (fi), (colloquial) lattari (fi)
• French: latino (fr) m, latina (fr) f
• German: Latino (de) m

• Japanese: ラテンアメリカ人 (ja) (Raten'Amerika-jin)
• Russian: латиноамериканец (ru) (latinoamerikánec) m, латиноамериканка (ru) (latinoamerikánka) f, (pejorative) латинос (ru) (latinós) m, латиноска (ru) (latinóska) f

person in the US, of Latin American descent

• Finnish: latinalaisamerikkalainen (fi), (colloquial) lattari (fi)

• German: Latino (de) m

See also

• Hispanic
• Hispano
• Latina
• Spanish

Anagrams

• lation, talion

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Esperanto

Proper noun

Latino (accusative Latinon)

1. Latin (the Latin language)

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German

Proper noun

Latino (plural Latinos)

1. Latino, male person from Latin America