n.
Pronunciation: hi- ' spa-( ˌ )n ō , ' his-p ə - ˌ n ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nos
Etymology: American Spanish hispano, probably short for hispanoamericano, literally, Spanish-American
Date: 1946
: a native or resident of the southwestern U.S. descended from Spaniards settled there before annexation also : MEXICAN 1