Afro-Latino

American  

[af-roh-luh-tee-noh] / ˈæf roʊ ləˈti noʊ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Black Latinos with African ancestry: an Afro-Latino dance group.

   Afro-Latino baseball all-stars;

   an Afro-Latino dance group.

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noun

Afro-Latinos plural

1. a Black Latino with African ancestry.

   recognizing the contributions of Afro-Latinos in the civil rights movement.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Afro-Latinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Afro-Latino

First recorded in 2000–05; Afro- ( def. ) + Latino ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Afro-Latino Afro-Latinos

And we Latin people are finally getting to an intersection, a crossroads where we're accepting and embracing our indigenous side, our Afro-Latino side and loving it — finally.

From Salon ● May 9, 2024

The Afro-Latino, whose grandfather was born in Africa, believed “in the spirit of multicultural unity,” a motto he often repeated, Autumn Ybarra said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Among a large group of high school students visiting Wesleyan’s campus last November was Ariel LaSalle, a senior from Goshen, N.Y., who identifies as Afro-Latino.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2023

Identifying as Afro-Latino, Frost's background reflects a generation of Americans that is more racially and ethnically diverse than older age groups.

From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022

Delgado, who identifies as Afro-Latino, is taking on the largely ceremonial role in the administration of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who selected him for the job.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022

The demographic classification itself is extremely broad, encompassing white and Indigenous and Afro-Latinos, long-conservative anti-leftist refugees from Venezuela and Cuba, Democratic-loyal Mexican Americans, immigrants, U.S.–born citizens, bigots and progressives, Catholics and Protestants and atheists.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2025

In Colombia, for example, Afro-Latinos account for 26% of the country’s population and 75% of poor people, according to the United Nations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

“So Latinos become obscured or erased within the data because white-passing Latinos will be marked as white or unknown, and Afro-Latinos will be marked as Black,” Ruiz said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2021

“So Latinos become obscured or erased within the data because White-passing Latinos will be marked as White or unknown, and Afro-Latinos will be marked as Black,” Ruiz said.

From Washington Post ● May 31, 2021

Last year, the neighborhood was officially designated “Little Dominican Republic,” and the pair share their cultural heritage and their pride as Afro-Latinos.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2019