Latino

American  

[luh-tee-noh, la-] / ləˈti noʊ, læ- /

Or latino

adjective

1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: Latino audiences;

   Latino business owners;

   Latino audiences;

   the Latino community;

   Latino immigrants.

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noun

• Latinos
  plural

1. a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States.

   a growing population of Latinos in the Midwest.

Latino British  

/ læˈtiːnəʊ /

noun

1. an inhabitant of the US who is of Latin American origin

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Latina
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Latinos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Latino

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

See Examples For:

Latino Latinos

Can it honor a Latino student’s request for a Latino tutor?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

I saw that while being raised by a single mother in a working-class Latino family, and I feel it as a parent of three children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Bass had prevailed in more Latino neighborhoods than any other candidate in the primary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

According to a New York Times analysis of voter data, Latino support for Democratic candidates increased by 29 percentage points from 2024-26.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

‘The guy in the U.S. Navy uniform ... he’s my great-great-uncle from World War Two, the first Latino submarine commander. You get the idea. A lot of warriors. Bellona was our patron goddess for generations.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

In Texas, Latinos who had also been drifting closer to the Republicans swung hard back to the Democrats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Texan Victor Bucio, 34, who can barely speak Spanish with his Mexican-born parents, is what Latinos call a 'no sabo.'

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Latinos in Texas helped elect Gina Hinojosa, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, as Democratic governor, ending three decades of Republican rule there.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

UnidosUS on Wednesday released findings from a poll, conducted by the Los Angeles-based analytics firm BSP Research, of more than 3,000 Latinos who voted in the midterm elections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Latinos and African Americans began to walk out.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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