of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: Latino business owners;Latino audiences;the Latino community;Latino immigrants.
noun,pluralLa·ti·nos.
a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States: a growing population of Latinos in the Midwest.
Compare Latina, Latin@, Latinx. See also Hispanic.
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”
historical usage of Latino
See Latinx.
Words nearby Latino
Latinic, Latinism, Latinist, Latinity, Latinize, Latino, Latino-Faliscan, Latin Quarter, Latin Rite, Latin school, Latin square
“Hispanic” vs. “Latino”: When To Use Each TermThe terms Latino and Hispanic are interchanged all the time, but they actually serve to describe distinct qualities that can, but don't always, overlap.