I. Hi‧span‧ic1 /hɪˈspænɪk/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: hispanicus, from Hispania 'Spain']
from or relating to countries where Spanish or Portuguese are spoken, especially ones in Latin America ⇒
Latino:
Miami’s Hispanic community Hispanic Studies [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. Hispanic2 noun [countable] someone who comes from a country where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken, especially one in Latin America ⇒
Latino,
Latina:
In California, Hispanics make up 19.2 percent of the population. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲