You ever had somebody ask you for a “moño” and then you had to ask, “what the hell is that” because you never heard of that word before?
A “moño” is another word for a hair tie, hair elastic, etcetera. When somebody asks you for one, they’re likely asking for one of your scrunchies or hair ties.
Unrelated to the Spaniard translation of “moño” because, trust, no one is asking you for a hamburger bun.
(Personal Note: My Puerto Rican family has called hair ties “moños” their entire life, including myself. Nobody seems to know where the word came from, but it’s probably a Latino and/or a Caribbean thing.)
A “moño” is another word for a hair tie, hair elastic, etcetera. When somebody asks you for one, they’re likely asking for one of your scrunchies or hair ties.
Unrelated to the Spaniard translation of “moño” because, trust, no one is asking you for a hamburger bun.
(Personal Note: My Puerto Rican family has called hair ties “moños” their entire life, including myself. Nobody seems to know where the word came from, but it’s probably a Latino and/or a Caribbean thing.)
“Hey, Emma… can I have a moño?”
“What the hell is a moño?”
“Just… your scrunchie. Give me your scrunchie.”
“What the hell is a moño?”
“Just… your scrunchie. Give me your scrunchie.”
by cute8ball October 03, 2023
Nowadays, the term Latino is used to describe somebody who originates from a Spanish-speaking country in Latino America.
Some things to take note about Latinos is that ANYONE can be Latino regardless of race, because Latino is an emphasizer of ethnicity. From a pale-skinned ginger from Mexico to a dark-skinned curlyhead from Puerto Rico, we are all Latinos whose land was colonized by the Spaniards.
(Except for the Guianas and Brazil because they were colonized by the Portuguese and British. As a result, they’re associated with South America, but not LATINO America)
Second note, no, Spaniards are not Latino. They are Hispanic because they’re also a Spanish-speaking country, but they are not Latino—they’re Europeans.
Third note, no, the French and the Italians and whoever else is European with Latin roots—they’re not Latino either! They are Latin, yes, but that is a separate term and they do not originate from Latino America. (Nor do they speak Spanish.)
Aaand that sums up a Latino.
Some things to take note about Latinos is that ANYONE can be Latino regardless of race, because Latino is an emphasizer of ethnicity. From a pale-skinned ginger from Mexico to a dark-skinned curlyhead from Puerto Rico, we are all Latinos whose land was colonized by the Spaniards.
(Except for the Guianas and Brazil because they were colonized by the Portuguese and British. As a result, they’re associated with South America, but not LATINO America)
Second note, no, Spaniards are not Latino. They are Hispanic because they’re also a Spanish-speaking country, but they are not Latino—they’re Europeans.
Third note, no, the French and the Italians and whoever else is European with Latin roots—they’re not Latino either! They are Latin, yes, but that is a separate term and they do not originate from Latino America. (Nor do they speak Spanish.)
Aaand that sums up a Latino.
Girl 1: “So, like… what are you?”
Girl 2: “Oh, I’m a Latino! I was born in El Salvador.”
Girl 1: “Oh? I thought you were White?”
Girl 2: “Well… that too. That makes me a White Latina.”
Girl 1: “Oh.”
Girl 2: “Oh, I’m a Latino! I was born in El Salvador.”
Girl 1: “Oh? I thought you were White?”
Girl 2: “Well… that too. That makes me a White Latina.”
Girl 1: “Oh.”
by cute8ball October 03, 2023