What is another word for Latina?
The terms Hispanic and Latino are used interchangeably in this report. Latinx is a term used to describe people who are of or relate to Latin American origin or descent. It is a gender-neutral or nonbinary alternative to Latino or Latina.
Lana. Meaning. Attractive, Fair, Good Looking.
When talking about people of Latin American descent in the U.S. you can generally use Latino (or Latina for a woman). Hispanic is also correct if you are talking to someone who speaks Spanish.
OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
Hispanic refers to a person with ancestry from a country whose primary language is Spanish. Latino and its variations refer to a person with origins from anywhere in Latin America (Mexico, South and Central America) and the Caribbean.
Chicano is a person, having Mexican parents or grandparents but born in the United States. Latino is a person born in or with ancestors from Latin America. Chicano is a chosen identity of some Mexican Americans in the United States. The term Latino is officially adopted by the Government of the United States.
: a girl or woman of Latin-American origin living in the U.S.
Thus, Hispanic refers more to language, while Latino/Latina refers more to culture. LATINX A gender-neutral term to refer to a Latino/Latina person. The “x” replaces the male and female endings “o” and “a” that are part of Spanish grammar conventions.
Being Latino means a connection to the Spanish language, although, in Latin America there are also a multiplicity of other languages spoken by various groups, e.g., the indigenous peoples. Each Latino group coming to the U.S. spoke Spanish, but each country has its particular way of speaking Spanish.
Latinx is coined from Latino and Latina in an effort to be more inclusive to gender non-conforming individuals. Latino and Latina are the masculine and feminine forms of the word, while Latinos is traditionally used as the plural to refer to groups of men and women together.