Hispanic

From Latin hispānicus, from Hispānia (“Iberia”) + -icus.[1]

• IPA^(key): /hɪˈspænɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ænɪk

Hispanic (comparative more Hispanic, superlative most Hispanic)

1. Of or relating to Spain.
2. Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.
3. (colloquial) Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.

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

4. (colloquial) mestizo.

• (of Spain): Spanish
• (of Spanish-speaking people): Latin, Latino
• (of Iberia): Iberian, Hispanian

Hispanic (plural Hispanics)

1. A Spanish-speaking person.
2. A person of Spanish ancestry.
3. (colloquial) mestizo