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latino — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Latin name The classical language of ancient Rome, ancestor of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
  • Mexican noun A person from Mexico or of Mexican descent.

Senses

latino is used for these senses in English:

  • Latin Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
  • Latin Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
  • Latin A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.
  • Latin (uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.
  • Mexican (US, slang, offensive) A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.

Latin — full definition

  1. name The classical language of ancient Rome, ancestor of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
  2. adj Relating to Latin, ancient Rome, or the languages and cultures descended from it.
  3. noun A person from a country or culture whose language descends from Latin, especially in Latin America.

Mexican — full definition

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

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