Hispano

noun

His·​pa·​no hi-ˈspa-(ˌ)nō  ˈhi-spə-ˌnō 

plural Hispanos

: a native or resident of the southwestern U.S. descended from Spaniards settled there before annexation

also : mexican sense 1

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish hispano, probably short for hispanoamericano, literally, Spanish-American

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above