n., pl., -nos.
- A Latin American.
- A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States. See Usage Note at Hispanic.
[Short for Spanish latinoamericano, Latin-American, from latino, Latin, from Latin Latīnus. See Latin.]
Latino La·ti'no adj.
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