Latino
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- noun
- /ləˈtiːnoʊ/
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latino
- We use the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" interchangeably to refer to the larger group of the ethnic population.
- Hispanic/Latino
- identify as Latino
- percent Latino
Whites and blacks and Latinos just flipped you off.
- Whites and blacks and Latinos just flipped you off.
- And it's full of Latinos also, too.
- And I mean, just our background as Latinos, hard working.
- In LA, blacks and Chicanos and Latinos were most affected by these changes.
- It ain't blacks against Latinos, Latinos against blacks.
- Every single category, you know, black males, Asian, Asians, Latinos, they all voted.
- Why are Latinos being abducted and deported?
- We have Jews, we have S Asians, we have E Asians, we have Blacks, we have Latinos, whatever.
- And I'll say this dude, a Latino, spicy Latino or Caribbean woman.
- Well, actually earlier, before the first one was a Latino.
Examples
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The students are Black and Latino, with a few more women than men.
Academic text (2011) -
In Florida, we saw a shift in the Latino vote on public opinion.
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In fact, most of my black friends or Latino friends are getting more work than ever.
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So this guy's a Latino, about 30 years old.
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The kids are Black and Latino, with a couple of white faces.
Fiction book (1999) -
So there are stories about Chinese Americans, there are stories about Latino Americans and on and on.
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And I mean, just our background as Latinos, hard working.
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There were 18 students in the class, with approximately 59% African American, 32% Latino, and 9% European American.
Academic text (2013) -
I'm an immigrant, I'm a Latino, and I'm a journalist.
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Many Latino families celebrate their heritage by hosting traditional festivals.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who comes from Latin America
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3.3
A woman from Latin America whose family comes from there
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7.0
A person from Latin America described in a gender-neutral way
Surface Forms
Etymology
Latino comes from Spanish and shares the same root as Latin, from the old Latin word Latinus, meaning 'of Latium', the region around ancient Rome. Because the countries called Latin America speak languages that come from Latin, Latino became a simple name for a person from Latin America, so today it means someone with roots in Latin America.