Hispano

His·pa·no

 (hĭ-spăn′ō, -spä′nō)

n. pl. His·pa·nos

1. A native or resident of Spanish descent living in the southwest United States.

2. A Hispanic.

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[Short for Hispano-American, from Spanish hispano, Spanish, from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānī, the Spaniards.]

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His•pa•no

(hɪˈspæn oʊ, -ˈspɑ noʊ)

n., pl. -nos.

1. Hispanic (def. 3).

2. Spanish American (def. 2).

[1945–50; independent use of Hispano-]

Hispano-

a combining form representing Spain or Spanish.

[< Latin His-pān(us) pertaining to Hispānia the Iberian Peninsula + -o-]

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