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 (zh) (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.

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