noun
Latino
luh-TEE-noh
noun
1
A person, especially a man, of Latin American descent.
"The neighborhood has a large Latino population."
adj
1
Of Latin American descent.
"He grew up immersed in Latino culture in East Los Angeles."
How to Use Latino
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person (or adjective) referring to Latin American heritage.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
Latinos plural
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Etymology
Shortened from Spanish latinoamericano ("Latin American"), first common in American English in the 1960s.