Word Study
hispanic
CIDE DICTIONARY
hispanic, a. [L. Hispanicus.].
Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hispanic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Spain or to Spain and Portugal.
2 of Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
--n. a Spanish-speaking person, esp. one of Latin-American descent, living in the US.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Spain or to Spain and Portugal.
2 of Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
--n. a Spanish-speaking person, esp. one of Latin-American descent, living in the US.
Derivative
Hispanicize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology
L Hispanicus f. Hispania Spain
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