latine

American  

[lah-tee-ney, luh-teen] / lɑˈti neɪ, ləˈtin /

Or Latine

adjective

1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent (used especially by Spanish speakers in place of the anglicized gender-neutral form Latinx, the masculine form Latino, or the feminine formLatina ): More children’s books with latine authors and illustrators are being published than ever before.

   She’s absolutely the most influential singer in the latine community today.

   More children’s books with latine authors and illustrators are being published than ever before.

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noun

latines plural

1. a person of Latin American origin or descent (used especially by Spanish speakers in place of the anglicized gender-neutral form Latinx, the masculine form Latino, or the feminine formLatina ).

   The voice acting hits me, as a latine, as stereotyped and forced.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• latines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of latine

First recorded in 2015–20; Latin(o) ( def. ) + Latin(a) ( def. ) + -e, non-gender-specific ending for some nouns and adjectives derived from Spanish present participles, e.g., el/la estudiante “the student,” or importante “important”

Example Sentences

Here's Charlie Wilson: Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur If it's Thursday it must be Classic YouTube day.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2010

You see that wide spread of canvass is made by crossing her two latine sails, and setting their jib as a topsail between them.

From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by Tilney, F.C.

We declyne not the persones and numberes of the verb, as doth the latine, but noat them be the person of the noun.

From Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the Schooles by Wheatley, Henry Benjamin