Hispano
9.9
A person from the area of Spain and Portugal during Roman times
- proper noun
- Literature
:
hispano
- The festival celebrated the rich Hispano heritage with traditional dances and foods.
- Hispano-Romance
- Hispano-Mauresque
- Proto-Hispano
Examples
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Many Hispano families share stories of their ancestors who arrived in what is now New Mexico.
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A more defining characteristic of Hispano music is that most songs are corridos (musical folk tales).
Academic text (2002) -
Many Hispano corridos can be traced to medieval Andalusian verses and ballads brought over by colonial Spaniards (Herrera-Sobek 1993).
Academic text (2002) -
The artist is known for blending traditional Hispano techniques with modern styles.
Synonyms
Spaniard
vsHispano
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1.7
A person from Spain
is broader, referring to people from the Roman-era peninsula not just modern Spain
Iberian
vsHispano
1
8.2
A person who lived long ago on the peninsula of Spain and Portugal
is about people from the peninsula using its Roman name in historical contexts
español
vsHispano
1
7.5
A person from Spain
is about inhabitants of the peninsula in Roman historical contexts rather than modern citizenship
Surface Forms
Hispano main
Etymology
Hispano comes from the Roman name Hispania, so in history a Hispano was a person from that Roman province. That's why historians use the word to mean 'a person from Hispania' in ancient times.