2006-07-17 09:05:33 · 10 answers · asked by mike g 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's a generic way to describe someone who natively speaks spanish. It's also male specific. If you were talking about a girl, it would be more appropriate to use Latina.
2006-07-17 09:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Beardog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Latino means: A resident of Latin America. An artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages. Related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture.
2006-07-17 16:10:18 · answer #2 · answered by Zeta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: La·ti·no
Pronunciation: l&-'tE-(")nO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -nos
Etymology: American Spanish, probably short for latinoamericano Latin American
1 : a native or inhabitant of Latin America
2 : a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States
- Latino adjective
2006-07-17 16:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by another 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latino refers to latin americans which also includes the people of Brazil who speak Portuguese. Hispano refers to people who speak spanish. Latino americano only excludes the gringos (english speaking anglos mainly) from the US and Canada. Get it straight people.
2006-07-17 16:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by comeKK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone/thing from Latin America, widely accepted to be Mexico, Central America, and South America. The Spanish language is derived from Latin, so Latin America has been used to describe the block of Spanish speaking countries to our south.
Latina refers to a woman of Latin American decent.
2006-07-17 16:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Latino" is Spanish for "Latin". In common usage, it refers to any person who speaks Spanish as their native language, especially in the Americas.
It is a synonym for "Hispanic" or "hispano" (in Spanish).
2006-07-17 16:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by Baxter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish speaking person of Latin descent.
2006-07-18 11:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by blaze_your_brow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a male from central or south america. eg - mexico. Latina is the female version.
2006-07-17 16:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the spanish language
2006-07-17 16:08:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like everyone above me is right.
2006-07-18 12:09:14 · answer #10 · answered by Alexis Samira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋