

noun, plural Latinos.
a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent.
noun (pl) -nos

“male Latin inhabitant of the United States” (fem. Latina), 1946, American English, from American Spanish, shortening of Latinoamericano “Latin-American” (see Latin America). As an adjective, attested from 1974.


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