Latino

See also: latino, latinó, latino-, and Latino-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish latino, adj, (in this context short for latinoamericano (“Latin American”)), from Latin latīnus (pertaining to Latium, the region of Italy around Rome), possibly from Proto-Indo-European base *stela- (to spread, to extend, hence flat country as opposed to mountainous).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ləˈtinoʊ/, /læˈtinoʊ/

Adjective

Latino (not comparable)

Of Latin American descent.

Related terms

Latinx, Latin@

Noun

Latino (plural Latinos)

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

Translations

person from Latin America

Armenian: լատինաամերիկացի (latinaamerikacʿi), մեքսիկ (mekʿsik) (informal)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉丁美洲人 (Lādīng Měizhōu rén)
Finnish: latinalaisamerikkalainen (fi), (colloquial) lattari (fi)
French: latino (fr) m, latina (fr) f
German: Latino (de) m

Japanese: ラテンアメリカ人 (Raten'Amerika-jin)
Polish: Latynos m, Latynoska f
Portuguese: latino-americano (pt) m, latino (pt) m
Russian: латиноамерика́нец (ru) m (latinoamerikánec), латиноамерика́нка (ru) f (latinoamerikánka), (pejorative) латино́с (ru) m (latinós), латино́ска f (latinóska)
Spanish: latinoamericano (es) m
Swedish: latinamerikan c, latino (sv) c

Anagrams

Natoli, lation, talion

Esperanto

Proper noun

Latino (accusative Latinon)

Latin (the Latin language)

German

Noun

Latino m

Latino (male person from Latin America)

Latin

Adjective

Latīnō

dative masculine singular of Latīnus
dative neuter singular of Latīnus
ablative masculine singular of Latīnus
ablative neuter singular of Latīnus

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