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Latin lover

Latin lover noun: a stereotype of a passionate and attractive male of Latin or Romance European origin.

Noun

Latin lover (plural Latin lovers)

  1. A stereotype of a passionate and attractive male of Latin or Romance European origin.
    • I began to consider the contradictions in these descriptions: that although Mastroianni, as commodity, was often marketed as the quintessential Italian man, his characters betrayed instead a much more conflicting image of Italian masculinity than the category of Latin lover allowed.2008, Krin Gabbard, William Luhr, Screening Genders, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 49

Forms of Latin lover

pluralLatin lovers

Questions about Latin lover

What does Latin lover mean?
Latin lover means a stereotype of a passionate and attractive male of Latin or Romance European origin.
What part of speech is Latin lover?
Latin lover is a noun.
What is the plural of Latin lover?
The plural of Latin lover is Latin lovers.

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