Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latinophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: latino-phobe
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to the Latin language.

adj

Exhibiting Latinophobia, fear, dislike or prejudice against Latinos or those who are Hispanic or Latin American.

noun

One who fears or hates the Latin language.

noun

One who exhibits Latinophobia, fear, dislike or prejudice against Latinos or those who are Hispanic or Latin American.

Example Sentences

"The local intellectual elite, which derived its tradition from the Nicaean reaction to Latin domination, the so-called "Hellenic renaissance," was becoming progressively more Greek in spirit and correspondingly more Latinophobe."
"This also shows the reason for using Latin names, to avoid confusion with the varying popular ones. A few examples such as "syringa-philadelphus-lilac" make even the most confirmed Latinophobe see glimmerings of light!"

Etymology

From Latino- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Latino
Suffix: phobe

Inflected Forms

Latinophobes (plural)

Questions

What does latinophobe mean?: Opposed to the Latin language.
Where does latinophobe come from?: From Latino- + -phobe.

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