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Latino

"male Latin-American inhabitant of the United States" (fem. Latina), 1946, American English, from American Spanish, a shortening of Latinoamericano "Latin-American" (see Latin America). As an adjective, attested from 1974.

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Definitions of Latino from WordNet
1
Latino (n.)
a native of Latin America;
Synonyms: Latin American
2
Latino (adj.)
related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture;
Synonyms: Hispanic
From wordnet.princeton.edu