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

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”

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Latino Latinos

“It can be isolating if you’re the only Latino on a set,” Guido shared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Gerstner co-founded the Board Challenge, which asked companies to add at least one Black or Latino board member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

A new report from Navigator Research found that over 80% of Black and Latino Americans say being American is central to their identity, a figure that is on par with white Americans.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Then Ronaldo saw a post on social media reporting ICE activity in the East End, a heavily Latino working class neighborhood of Houston.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

I’d walked onto the court and seen the team like this: seven black guys, five white guys, two Latino guys, and one Vietnamese guy.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

“We had no choice to leave Cuba, we couldn’t take it anymore,” said Jorge Ruiz, a professional baseball player from Havana who emigrated eight months ago and recently joined Curitiba’s Latinos team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Only 20% of Blacks and Latinos think it remains achievable, compared with 27% of white Americans.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

"Fast forward a year later... this is catharsis - for Mexicans especially, but for Latinos in general."

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Two Latinos are running in this year’s election to replace Councilmember Curren Price, who is Black and retiring after serving the maximum three terms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

During the course of the litigation, the CHP produced data that showed African Americans were twice as likely, and Latinos three times as likely, to be stopped and searched by its officers as were whites.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander