hispanic(n = noun.person) hispanic american, spanish american - an American whose first language is Spanish;
is a kind of american
has particulars: criollo
Derived form adjective hispanic₁

   hispanic(a = adj.pert) latino - related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"
Derived form noun hispanic₁

   Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. [1913 Webster]

hispanic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Spain or to Spain and Portugal.
2 of Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
--n. a Spanish-speaking person, esp. one of Latin-American descent, living in the US.

Derivative:
Hispanicize v.tr. (also -ise).

Etymology:
L Hispanicus f. Hispania Spain

hispanic american