Latin@

/ləˈtinaʊ//læˈtinaʊ/

noun

Someone of Latin American descent; a Latino or Latina.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Latin@.”

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LatineLatinxLatina/oLatino/a
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Meanings

nounLatin@ (plural Latin@s)

plural Latin@s

  1. Someone of Latin American descent; a Latino or Latina.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Latin@.

adjectiveLatin@ (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHispanic; Latino or Latina.

    Synonyms: Latine, Latinx, Latina/o, Latino/a

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHispanic; Latino or Latina.

Similar
LatineLatinxLatina/oLatino/a
Also see
latinelatinx

Origin

The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o. The pronunciation ending in /-aʊ/ is from how Latinao would be pronounced; the one ending in /-eɪ/ uses (approximately) the sound of Spanish -e, a vowel between a and o.

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Cite this entry
APA

Latin@. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latin%40

MLA

“Latin@.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latin%40. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latin@,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latin%40.

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