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Hispanic.

Of or relating to Spain.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/hɪˈspænɪk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/hɪˈspanɪk/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/hɪˈspɛnɪk/New-Zealand

  1. Of or relating to Spain.

  2. Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.

  3. Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, especially as in Latin America.

    colloquial
    Houses in New Mexico, California and Florida exhibit a strong Hispanic architectural influence.

  4. Mestizo.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Latin hispānicus, from Hispānia (“Iberia”) + -icus.

noun/hɪˈspænɪk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/hɪˈspanɪk/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/hɪˈspɛnɪk/New-Zealand

  1. A native or descendant of a Spanish-speaking country.

  2. A person of Spanish ancestry.

  3. A mestizo.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Latin hispānicus, from Hispānia (“Iberia”) + -icus.

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