There is a lot of confusion around this word so let's break it down.
1) A lot of sources well tell you a Latino is someone who is a native speaker of a Romance language. But no ones uses this word this way. You'll just look foolish doing it. You would be better off saying "Romance peoples" or "Romance speakers".
2) More narrowly it can mean anyone from Latin America, hence White and Black "Latinos". But you would better off just called them "Latin Americans".
3) The most common sense however is a racial group, or set of related ethno-racial groups found throughout Latin America which (and I was surprised to find this out) are all mixed race between white and Amerindians. The less ambiguous name for them is "Mestizo". Really, they're the same.
1) A lot of sources well tell you a Latino is someone who is a native speaker of a Romance language. But no ones uses this word this way. You'll just look foolish doing it. You would be better off saying "Romance peoples" or "Romance speakers".
2) More narrowly it can mean anyone from Latin America, hence White and Black "Latinos". But you would better off just called them "Latin Americans".
3) The most common sense however is a racial group, or set of related ethno-racial groups found throughout Latin America which (and I was surprised to find this out) are all mixed race between white and Amerindians. The less ambiguous name for them is "Mestizo". Really, they're the same.
by ApricotFields May 21, 2019
Get the Latino mug.The majority of people who have written definitions of the word "Latin", that refers to the nationality are wrong. Times have changed and now the word latin and latino refers only to those who live in Latin American, not Europe. The majority of countries that are in Latin America speak Spanish except Brazil where the people speak portuguese, but they are still considered Latin. The people from Spain, that are located in Europe are NOT latin, because they are not located in Latin American, but they are Hispanic. All latinamericans except brazilians are hispanic, because they speak spanish.
Neither Jamaica, nor Guam and some countries that are located in the Caribbean and in the North of South America are Latin. All the countries that are located in Central America are latin. The only countries that are latin in the Caribbean are Puerto Rico, Cuba and Dominic Republic. Not Jamaica nor Haiti.
Times have changed. The language latin is barely used to communicate everyday in the whole world, so there is no reason to call the Italians, French and other europeans latin, unless they were born in a Latin American and moved over there.
Neither Jamaica, nor Guam and some countries that are located in the Caribbean and in the North of South America are Latin. All the countries that are located in Central America are latin. The only countries that are latin in the Caribbean are Puerto Rico, Cuba and Dominic Republic. Not Jamaica nor Haiti.
Times have changed. The language latin is barely used to communicate everyday in the whole world, so there is no reason to call the Italians, French and other europeans latin, unless they were born in a Latin American and moved over there.
-Trust me I am latin. I am from Puerto Rico.
-My friends are from Argentina,Mexico,Cuba, Ecuador and Colombia which makes them latin american. They may be from Latin America and speak spanish but they all have their own dialects and culture which makes them special and unique.
-My friends are from Argentina,Mexico,Cuba, Ecuador and Colombia which makes them latin american. They may be from Latin America and speak spanish but they all have their own dialects and culture which makes them special and unique.
by Valerie C. July 29, 2008
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Women of spanish decent. Usually the first to get pregnant. Extremely vane and feels they are an upgrade to black women (obviously not true, Id prefer a black girl anyday over a PR--sorry folks) Their only known for their sex appeal-nothing else. There's nothing special about them and theyre not crowned the sexiest females in my book. When they got OLD, they get OLD, and they tend to try to keep a hard grasp on their long gone youth. The minute they pop out a baby, theyre bodies just let go. And trust me, it aint cute. Some are beautiful, just like any race, and others...well just not so much. In short (too late) Latina is just an overated spanish female. They get knocked up, they think their better than black women, and they have nothing to offer but a sloppy pssy.
Psht, look around you youll ssee the latinas
by Sorry Its Just Facts July 11, 2010
Get the latina mug.A gringa (white female) who desperately wants to be or be taken for a Latina. Often seeking out the company of Latino gang members or drugs dealers (thus the "juana-be" suffix instead of the standard "wannabe") to further the image. See "Weeds" on Showtime for a popular fictional example.
That chick over there in the sequined shirt calls herself Juanita, but her real name is Joanne and she's from the suburbs. She's just another latinajuanabe looking to steal one of our men.
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Get the latinajuanabe mug.A dead useless language who is taught by a bitch who gets dressed in the dark, is ugly as shit if it were burned, mauled by a grizly bear, and then trampleded by 56 elephants, she also needs to die along with the language, oh wait the language is already freakin dead so stop teaching it! HOE!
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Get the latin mug.a hot, sexy, most of the time very passionate brown race that can really "move it." they are probably the only race that can make a white girl scream "AY PAPI!" for the first time in her life. they also make the bombest food you will ever eat.
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