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# latino

noun (a Latino, Latinos); adjective (Latino)

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

## Everyday

1. (US) A Latino is a person in the USA whose family comes from Latin America, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or Colombia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#m1)
2. Latino describes their cultures, music and food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#m2)

### In the lessons

Social studies and everyday US life: Latino families, Latino music, Hispanic Heritage Month. Many people also use «Latina» for women, «Latinx» or «Latine» for everyone, and «Hispanic» for Spanish-speaking heritage.

### Examples

- Many Latino families live in California and Texas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#x1)
- She is proud of her Latino heritage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#x2)
- Latino music like salsa is great for dancing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#x3)
- The book is about a Latino boy in Chicago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#x4)
- Latina is often used for a girl or woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#x5)
- Our class celebrated Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latino/#x6)

### Note

Capital letter: Latino. Plural: Latinos. «Latino» (from Latin America, any language) is not exactly the same as «Hispanic» (Spanish-speaking origin): Brazilians are Latino but not Hispanic.

## On Mova

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