n.
Pronunciation: hi- ' spa-nik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain
Date: circa 1889
: of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S. especially : one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin
– Hispanic noun
– His · pan · i · cism \ - ' spa-n ə - ˌ si-z ə m \ noun
– His · pan · i · cist \ -sist \ noun
– His · pan · i · cize \ - ˌ s ī z \ transitive verb