Latino
pronunciation
How to pronounce Latino in British English:
UK [læˈti:nəʊ]
How to pronounce Latino in American English:
US [læˈtinoʊ]
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- Noun:
- an American whose first language is Spanish
- an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages
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- Adjective:
- related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain
Word Origin
- Latino
- "male Latin inhabitant of the United States" (fem. Latina), 1946, American English, from American Spanish, shortening of Latinoamericano "Latin-American" (see Latin America). As an adjective, attested from 1974.
Example
- 1. Casa de campo , a golf resort , now has a latino baseball hall of fame .
- 2. One result is more latino officials and politicians .
- 3. Several latino singer have crossed over into mainstream rock .
- 4. Others say the president is pandering to latino voters in an election year .
- 5. The results also show that black and latino children in new york charters do significantly better in reading and maths than in regular schools .