Meanings
comparative more Hispanic · superlative most Hispanic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages.
adjectiveOf or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, especially as in Latin America.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelated to a Spanish-speaking people or culture
nounan American whose first language is Spanish
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LatinHispānicus
- EnglishHispanic
From Latin Hispānicus, from Hispānia (“Iberia”) + -icus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan hispà, hispànic
- hispàOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
- hispànicOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
French hispanique
- hispaniqueOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
German spanisch, lateinamerikanisch
- spanischOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
- lateinamerikanischOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
- hispanoamerikanischOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Hindi हिस्पानी
- हिस्पानी (hispānī)Of or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Italian ispanico
- ispanicoOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Portuguese hispânico
- hispânicoOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Romanian hispanic
- hispanicOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Spanish hispánico
- hispánicoOf or relating to Spanish-speaking people or culture
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hispanic
Cite this entry
Hispanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hispanic
“Hispanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hispanic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hispanic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hispanic.
Source: Hispanic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.