Latin-American
South of border
Latin-American describes people, cultures, or things from Latin America—the regions of the Americas where Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French) predominate.
As a noun, a Latin-American is a person from this region: Latin-American immigrants, Latin-American literature.
The term encompasses Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Also written without the hyphen.
Spicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- cumbiaColombian folk dance genre
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
reggaeton · samba · mambo · bolero · son · rumba · cha-cha · norteño
Festive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- telenovelasLatin American melodramatic serials
- muralismLarge public wall painting
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
quinceañera · fútbol · family · Catholicism · novela · plaza · barrio · siesta
Greek warrior women
- AndesSouth American western range
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
Caribbean · Mesoamerica · altiplano · Yucatán · Atacama · Galápagos · Orinoco · biodiversity
Biracial Latin American
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- boricuaPerson from Puerto Rico
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
immigrant · first-generation · heritage · roots · ancestry · bicultural · code-switching
Domination through foreign settlement
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- independenceFreedom from external control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
dictatorship · democracy · caudillo · junta · guerrilla · populism · neoliberalism · migration
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
tango · reggaeton · samba · mambo · bolero · son · rumba · cha-cha · norteño · ranchera
fiesta
Festive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- telenovelasLatin American melodramatic serials
- muralismLarge public wall painting
mariachi · quinceañera · fútbol · family · Catholicism · novela · plaza · barrio · siesta · machismo
Amazon
Greek warrior women
- AndesSouth American western range
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
Patagonia · Caribbean · Mesoamerica · altiplano · Yucatán · Atacama · Galápagos · Orinoco · biodiversity · jungle
mestizo
Biracial Latin American
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- boricuaPerson from Puerto Rico
diaspora · immigrant · first-generation · heritage · roots · ancestry · bicultural · code-switching
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- independenceFreedom from external control
- liberationRelease from constraint
revolution · dictatorship · democracy · caudillo · junta · guerrilla · populism · neoliberalism · migration · remittances
empanadas
Stuffed, folded pastries
tamales · mole · pupusas · feijoada · asado · chimichurri · guacamole · plantains · yuca · quinoa
Latin-AmericanAnglo-American
British and American combined
North American · Anglo · Canadian · WASP · gringo
Latin-AmericanEuropean
From that continent
Asian · African · Middle Eastern · East Asian · Nordic
Latin, American, America, Latins, Latino, Latinos, Latinas, Latinize, Latinization