Latino

or la·ti·no

[ luh-tee-noh, la- ]

/ ləˈti noʊ, læ- /

adjective

of or relating to people of Latin-American descent: Latino business owners;Latino audiences;the Latino community;Latino immigrants.

noun, plural La·ti·nos.

a person of Latin-American descent: a growing population of Latinos in the United States.

Origin of Latino

1945–50, Americanism; < American Spanish, special use of Spanish latino Latin, perhaps by ellipsis from latinoamericano Latin-American

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Examples from the Web for latino

Even in places as blue-leaning as Colorado, Latino support for pro-growth Republicans has been growing.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the indictment, it is part of a network of Latino gangs controlled by La Eme.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was the increased Latino support for Republicans a blip or trend line?
Latinos Aren’t a ‘Cheap Date’ for Democrats Anymore|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a marked reversal from past elections, a majority of Asian-Americans went Republican, as did a third of Latino voters.
Earth to DNC: Dyspeptic Dad Still Votes, Too|Lloyd Green|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In Georgia, Senator-elect David Perdue likewise garnered more than 40 percent of the Latino vote.
How Democrats Can Recover|Will Marshall|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This led to a controversy with Latino Latini during which Mercatus published another volume on the obelisks.
The Popes and Science|James J. Walsh
We, speak Latino more—Vellem ostenderes quare hi non profligaverint illos?
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
And this done, the said Cardinal Latino returned to Romagna to his legation with great honour.
Villani's Chronicle|Giovanni Villani
He was Latino, good looking, like a movie star, bronze skin flickering with copper highlights from the fire.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for latino

Latino

/ (læˈtiːnəʊ) /

noun plural -nos

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

Derived FormsLatina, fem n

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Word Origin and History for latino

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.

Latino

or la·ti·no

adjective

noun, plural La·ti·nos.

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noun plural -nos

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