hispanic

«hispanic» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with Spanish-speaking countries and their people… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Hispanic); noun (a Hispanic, Hispanics)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with Spanish-speaking countries and their people and culture, especially Latin America and Spain. tree →

2) (US) Used for people in the USA whose families come from Spanish-speaking countries. tree →

sense in the lessons

In social studies and US census lessons, Hispanic Heritage Month (15 September to 15 October) celebrates Hispanic Americans. Many people prefer «Latino», «Latina», «Latinx/Latine» or naming their country, like Mexican American. Phrases: Hispanic culture, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Americans.

examples

• Hispanic Heritage Month starts in September. tree →
• Many Hispanic families speak both Spanish and English. tree →
• Our class learned about Hispanic artists like Frida Kahlo. tree →
• Hispanic Americans live in every US state. tree →
• The festival had Hispanic music and dancing. tree →
• Some people prefer to say «Latino» instead of «Hispanic». tree →

note

Capital H. «Hispanic» is about language (Spanish), «Latino» about Latin America; a Brazilian is Latino but not Hispanic (Brazil speaks Portuguese). It describes heritage, not race. It is polite to use the name people choose for themselves.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hispanic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.