Hispanic vs. Latino

Hispanicadjective

Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words.

Hispanicnoun

an American whose first language is Spanish

Hispanicadjective

related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain;

Hispanic

The term Hispanic (Spanish: hispano or hispánico) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Hispanidad, Spanish language, culture, or people. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain, formerly part of the Spanish Empire following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, parts of the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.

Latinonoun

an American whose first language is Spanish

Latinonoun

an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages

Latinoadjective

related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain;