Hispanic

adjective

His·​pan·​ic hi-ˈspa-nik 

1

: of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent and especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S.

2

: of or relating to the people, speech, or culture of Spain

Hispanic noun

Hispanicism

hi-ˈspa-nə-ˌsi-zəm 

noun

Hispanicist

hi-ˈspa-nə-sist 

noun

Hispanicize

hi-ˈspa-nə-ˌsīz 

transitive verb

Examples of Hispanic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The southern Arizona county is mostly made up of Hispanic people, and training local deputies to arrest people because of their immigration status could be detrimental to the agency's mission to keep residents safe, Hathaway said. —Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025

Back then, East Austin was a Black and Hispanic neighborhood. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025

Shares of Constellation have fallen about 22% this year, struggling due to slow growth and low visibility from socioeconomic pressures particularly with the Hispanic consumer, Gajrawala said. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 July 2025

The series pulls in families (41% turnout) and a big Latino and Hispanic audience at 26%. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing Hispanic

• non-Hispanic
• pre-Hispanic

Rhymes for Hispanic

• botanic
• brahmanic
• britannic
• galvanic
• germanic
• koranic
• mechanic
• organic
• puranic
• quranic
• romanic
• satanic

Kids Definition

Hispanic

adjective

His·​pan·​ic his-ˈpan-ik 

1

: of or relating to the people, culture, or speech of Spain

2

: of, relating to, or being a person living in the U.S. from or whose ancestors were from Latin America

Hispanic noun