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Latino U.S.|ləˈtiːnəʊ|
[Amer. Sp., f. *Latin-American + Spanish ending -o.]
A Latin-American inhabitant of the United States. Also attrib. or as adj.
1946G. Peyton San Antonio xxi. 232 The first program on the University's list is an exchange of students with Latin America. That in itself would be a fresh intellectual experience for Texas, where Latinos are usually looked on as sinister specimens of an inferior race. 1966Mrs L. B. Johnson White House Diary 2 Apr. (1970) 377 Six young girls, all Latinos, had encased themselves in cardboard boxes. 1972Listener 9 Mar. 310/1 America..is meant to be a great melting-pot... Its racial components—Blacks, Latinos, Chinese, Japanese, [etc.]. 1973Black Panther 17 Mar. 5/3 A program was drawn up..by an..action group composed of Blacks, Latinos, and Whites. 1974Ibid. 19 Jan. 5/1 Mr. Rhodes' home was broken into..by a man who appeared to be of Latino origin. |