Latino
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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”, adj). 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).
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Latino (not comparable)
- (chiefly US) Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.
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Latino (plural Latinos)
- (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.
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person from Latin America
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Latino (accusative Latinon)
- Latin (the Latin language)
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Latino m (plural Latinos)
- Alternative spelling of latino
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Latino m (strong, genitive Latinos or Latino, plural Latinos, feminine Latina)
- Latino (person from Latin America)
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Latīnō