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# hispanic

adjective (Hispanic); noun (a Hispanic, Hispanics)

«hispanic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with Spanish-speaking countries and their people and culture, especially Latin America and Spain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#m1)
2. (US) Used for people in the USA whose families come from Spanish-speaking countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In social studies and US census lessons, Hispanic Heritage Month (15 September to 15 October) celebrates Hispanic Americans. Many people prefer «Latino», «Latina», «Latinx/Latine» or naming their country, like Mexican American. Phrases: Hispanic culture, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Americans.

### Examples

- Hispanic Heritage Month starts in September. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#x1)
- Many Hispanic families speak both Spanish and English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#x2)
- Our class learned about Hispanic artists like Frida Kahlo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#x3)
- Hispanic Americans live in every US state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#x4)
- The festival had Hispanic music and dancing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#x5)
- Some people prefer to say «Latino» instead of «Hispanic». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/#x6)

### Note

Capital H. «Hispanic» is about language (Spanish), «Latino» about Latin America; a Brazilian is Latino but not Hispanic (Brazil speaks Portuguese). It describes heritage, not race. It is polite to use the name people choose for themselves.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hispanic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hispanic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hispanic.html) on Mova free.