Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latina/o

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
lati-na/o
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone of Latin American descent; a Latina or Latino.

adj

Of Latin American descent; Latina or Latino.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Latina/os (plural) Latinas/os (plural) Latino/a (alternative)

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Questions

What does latina/o mean?
Someone of Latin American descent; a Latina or Latino.

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