Meanings
plural whitinos
- USderogatoryslangsometimesA person, usually assumed male, who is from Latin America and white; a white Hispanic person.
At the top, unsurprisingly, sit European Latinxs ("whitinos"), irrespective of nationality or ethnicity; this layer includes most of Buenos Aires and most of the upper castes of all Latin American countries.
2024, Alejandro Varela, The Town of Babylon, page 271 - USslangA person of white and Hispanic heritage.
- USderogatoryslangA white person considered to be inauthentically appropriating Hispanic behaviour and culture.
Origin
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whitino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitino
“whitino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitino. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitino,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitino.
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