Library / English Dictionary

LATINO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A native of Latin America

Synonyms:

Latin American; Latino

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Latino" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Latino"):

spic; spick; spik ((ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent)

transmigrante (a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell)

Holonyms ("Latino" is a member of...):

Latin America (the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture

Example:

the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly

Synonyms:

Hispanic; Latino

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Hispanic (an American whose first language is Spanish)

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