/ læˈtiːnəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a person, especially one who is living in the US, who comes from Latin America, or whose family came from there
—compare Chicano
► La·tino adjective [ usually before noun ]
For more information see the Cultural Guide
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WORD ORIGIN
Latin American Spanish , probably a special use of Spanish latino , from Latin Latinus of Latium, an ancient region of west central Italy settled during the earlier part of the 1st millennium.