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Latino

(chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)

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📖 Definitions of "Latino"

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(chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)
"Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States."

🔄 Synonyms of "Latino"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hispanicnoun	(colloquial) Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.
hispanic americannoun	A native or inhabitant of Hispanic America, or of such descent.
spanish americannoun	Synonym of Hispanic American.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Latino"

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Word	Definition
hispanic americannoun	A native or inhabitant of Hispanic America, or of such descent.
hispanicnoun	A native or descendant of a Spanish-speaking country.
spanish americannoun	Synonym of Hispanic American.
latin-american	Alternative form of Latin American. [Of or relating to Latin America, its people, or its culture.]
latinanoun	A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)
americananoun	All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.
americanoun	A country in North America; in full, United States of America.
latinnoun	(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.
romannoun	(typography) One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.
alphabetnoun	The set of letters used when writing in a language.
americanonoun	A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
brownnoun	(countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
amer	a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
latins	The term Latins has been used throughout history to refer to various peoples, ethnicities and religious groups using Latin or the Latin-derived Romance languages, as part of the legacy of the Roman Empire.
latinxnoun	(chiefly US, see usage notes) A Latin person (of any gender); a Latino or Latina.
latin americannoun	Of or relating to Latin America, its people, or its culture.
latinoamericanonoun	A Latin American.
chicanonoun	(chiefly US) Of a person: American and of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
mestizonoun	(US) A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
afro-latinonoun	A Latino of African descent.