Latino
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ləˈtiːnəʊ//
- United States//ləˈtinoʊ//
- United States//læ-//
- United States//lɑː//
- /[la̠ˈt̪ino̞]/
Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.
adjective
- 1
Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.
She called Ottinger a "tool" of the business community and Lopez a "box checker,” apparently meaning that he was only nominally Latino and that he had acted in a way that was detrimental to the interests of Latinos.
Etymology
American English, first attested in the 1960s for a person of Spanish-speaking or Latin American ancestry (notably Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban), originally an (informal) shortened form of Spanish latinoamericano (“Latin American”, adjective). Its appearance probably coincided with the colloquial use of Anglo (for a person of British or White US descent) and Afro (for a person of Black or African US descent).
noun
- 1
A person of a country that predominantly speaks a language that derives from the Latin language.
- 2
A person, especially a male, from Latin America: contraction of latinoamericano. (Compare Latina.)
Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States.
Certainly, the activists in this study believe that Latinos face antibrown racism and consider racial justice for Latinos to be an increasingly important part of America's racial justice agenda.
She called Ottinger a "tool" of the business community and Lopez a "box checker,” apparently meaning that he was only nominally Latino and that he had acted in a way that was detrimental to the interests of Latinos.
Authorized by the court to engage in racial profiling, masked federal agents continue to descend upon “Democrat-run” cities, subjecting Latinos and now Somalis to ongoing abuse.
Forms
- plural
- Latinos
Latino · Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.
latitude · The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator,…latte · A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk,…latter · Near (or nearer) to the end.