hispano — meaning in English

English meaning

• Mexican noun A person from Mexico or of Mexican descent.
• Spanish adjective Relating to Spain, its people, or its culture.

Senses

hispano is used for these senses in English:

• Mexican (US, slang, offensive) A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.
• Spanish (US, informal, nonstandard, collective, _, in the plural) People of Hispanic origin; one whose first language is Spanish.

Mexican — full definition

1. noun A person from Mexico or of Mexican descent.
2. adjective Relating to Mexico, its people, or its culture.

Spanish — full definition

1. adjective Relating to Spain, its people, or its culture.
2. proper noun The Romance language spoken in Spain and across much of Latin America.

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