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Hispano

Hispano noun: a Hispanic: a person of Spanish descent, especially a masculine one.

Noun

Hispano (plural Hispanos)

  1. (slang) A Hispanic: a person of Spanish descent, especially a masculine one.
    • Near-synonym: Hispana (feminine form, variably coordinate or hyponymous)
    • There are many famous Hispanos in the music world.
    Synonyms:
    Hispana
  2. Spaniard.

Adjective

Hispano (comparative more Hispano, superlative most Hispano)

  1. of Spanish descent

Synonyms of Hispano

Forms of Hispano

Noun
pluralHispanos
Adjective
comparativemore Hispano
superlativemost Hispano

Origin of Hispano

Borrowed from Spanish hispano, from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia.

Questions about Hispano

What does Hispano mean?
Hispano means a Hispanic: a person of Spanish descent, especially a masculine one.
What part of speech is Hispano?
Hispano can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Hispano?
The plural of Hispano is Hispanos.

Words near Hispano in the dictionary

  1. Hispanisms
  2. Hispanist
  3. Hispanistics
  4. Hispanists
  5. hispanize
  6. Hispano
  7. hispano-
  8. Hispano-Arabic
  9. Hispanoamericanism
  10. Hispanomedievalism
  11. hispanomedievalist

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