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Afro-Latino

Afro-Latino adjective: of a person, of mixed African and Latino descent.

Adjective

Afro-Latino (comparative more Afro-Latino, superlative most Afro-Latino)

  1. Of a person, of mixed African and Latino descent.
    • There are millions of Afro-Latino people around the world, from Honduras to Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic, who have hundreds of combinations of skin colors and hair textures.2018 April 10, Natasha S. Alford, “More Latinas Are Choosing to Identify as Afro-Latina”, in Oprah Daily

Noun

Afro-Latino (plural Afro-Latinos)

  1. A man of mixed African and Latino descent.

Forms of Afro-Latino

Adjective
comparativemore Afro-Latino
superlativemost Afro-Latino
alternative formAfrolatino
alternative formafrolatino
alternative formAfro-Latin
Noun
pluralAfro-Latinos

Origin of Afro-Latino

From Afro- + Latino.

Questions about Afro-Latino

What does Afro-Latino mean?
Afro-Latino means of a person, of mixed African and Latino descent.
What part of speech is Afro-Latino?
Afro-Latino can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Afro-Latino in the dictionary

  1. Afro-Indian
  2. Afro-Indians
  3. Afro-Latin
  4. Afro-Latina
  5. Afro-Latinas
  6. Afro-Latino
  7. Afro-Latinos
  8. Afro-Latins
  9. Afro-Latinx
  10. Afro-Mexican
  11. Afro-Mexicans

Source and license

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