LATINO Definition & Meaning

Latino

or ��·�پ�·�Դ�

[ luh-tee-noh, la- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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.

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

/ ��æˈ�پ�ː��əʊ /

noun

an inhabitant of the US who is of Latin American origin

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Derived Forms

��ˈ�پ��Բ�, noun:feminine

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�y��vlog 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 “A��”

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Example Sentences

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The film’s distributor, Firebook Entertainment, seems to be strategically targeting areas with high concentrations of Latino residents.

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The actor, 42, has just wrapped up a different kind of odyssey — he also stars in a new Latino road trip comedy on Disney+, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip.”

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One 2020 study showed that minorities, including Asian, Latino and Black people, generally enjoy higher real incomes and home ownership in Southern or some heartland cities than in the East or West coast metros.

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Through interviews with Black, Latino and Asian employees working in diverse organizations, I became convinced that there was a serious problem with the idea of workplace diversity.

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Thirty years after the pop legend’s death, why do Latinos continue to crave this story?

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