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latino

Spanish, noun

latino is spelled L-A-T-I-N-O (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,491st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Latino is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a Latino” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of latinar. With an accent, latinó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of latinar”.

What does latino mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    of Latin America or Latin American people

  2. 2

    of Hispanic America or Hispanic American people (often as opposed to European Spanish)

    doblaje latino

  3. 3

    of Latin American Spanish

    doblaje latino

  4. 4

    of Lazio, Italy

  5. 5

    Latin (language)

  6. 6

    Romance (of or related to any of the various Romance languages)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea Latino

  2. 2

    masculinea Latin (member of one of the Latin tribes in ancient Italy)

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of latinar

verb

as latinó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of latinar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Persona originaria o habitante del Lacio, antigua región de la península italiana. 2. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con el Lacio, sus pueblos, su idioma y sus costumbres. 3. Propio de la lengua latina. 4. Propio de la iglesia cristiana de Occidente en contraposición con la de rito griego.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of latino

  • latina feminine
  • latinos masculine plural
  • latinas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to latino

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is latino in Spanish?

latino appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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