latinoamericano

See also: latino-americano

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish latinoamericano.

Noun

latinoamericano (plural latinoamericanos)

1. A Latin American.
   • 1985 April 6, Ruben Jara, “Nica: Smiles and Revolution”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

     The strongest link I felt with gay and straight Nicas was as a latinoamericano, not as a gay man.

Italian

Alternative forms

• latino-americano

Etymology

From latino- +‎ americano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˌti.no.a.me.riˈka.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: la‧ti‧no‧a‧me‧ri‧cà‧no

Adjective

latinoamericano (feminine latinoamericana, masculine plural latinoamericani, feminine plural latinoamericane)

1. Latin American

Noun

latinoamericano m (plural latinoamericani, feminine latinoamericana)

1. Latin American

Spanish

Etymology

From Latinoamérica +‎ -ano, from latino (from Latin latīnus) + América.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /latinoameɾiˈkano/ [la.t̪i.no.a.me.ɾiˈka.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: la‧ti‧no‧a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

Adjective

latinoamericano (feminine latinoamericana, masculine plural latinoamericanos, feminine plural latinoamericanas)

1. Latin American

Noun

latinoamericano m (plural latinoamericanos, feminine latinoamericana, feminine plural latinoamericanas)

1. Latin American

Descendants

• English: latinoamericano, ⇒ Latino

Further reading

• “latinoamericano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10