HISPANIC

[His.pan.ic] adj [L hispanicus, fr. Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain] (ca. 1889): of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S.; esp: one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin -- Hispanic n -- His.pan.i.cism n -- His.pan.i.cist n -- His.pan.i.cize vt