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latino

Latin

adjective lah-TEE-noh Rare
Communication Language

Also means

Latino (person of Latin American origin)

Usage Note

Latino covers two distinct uses: the classical language and culture (il mondo latino, 'the Latin world') and, especially in modern Italian, a person or thing of Latin American background. As a noun un latino can mean a Latin speaker/scholar or a Latino person; context disambiguates. The feminine form is latina.

Examples

"Studia il latino al liceo."

Natural Translation

He studies Latin in secondary school.

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