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Latino

or la·ti·no

[ luh-tee-noh, la- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: Latino audiences; Compare Hispanic ( def 3 ).

    Latino business owners;

    Latino audiences;

    the Latino community;

    Latino immigrants.



noun

plural Latinos.
  1. a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States: Compare Hispanic ( def 4 ).

    a growing population of Latinos in the Midwest.

Latino

/ læˈtiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. an inhabitant of the US who is of Latin American origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Laˈtina, noun:feminine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Latino1

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; from Spanish (United States), perhaps by ellipsis from Spanish latinoamericano “Latin American,” equivalent to latino “Latin” (referring to the places or people with Latinate or Romance language in common) + americano “American”
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Example Sentences

The stage will host panels about the Latino vote, the role of food in community and the late Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.

Debuting a new magazine in an age where print media is collapsing, especially among Latinos, seems a little like stretching out on a lawn chair on the deck of the Titanic as it’s going down.

White respondents gave her higher marks, with 20% saying she had done an excellent or good job responding to the fires, and Latinos responded similarly, with 18% scoring her fire response as excellent or good.

About half of those prisoners are Latino, and Munguia told internal investigators the Mexican Mafia dictates their lives behind bars.

He further said he tasked the company’s HR team to create a year “2040” workforce that is more “Hispanic and Latino,” which he said was being “biased ... away from my own kind.”

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