who is a hispanic and latino
The term Hispanic is derived from the Latin word for Spain, while Latino is derived from Spanish word for Latin but which as an English word is probably a shortening of the Spanish word latinoamericano, which in English means Latin American..
Second, Hispanic is an ethnic group consisting of people who speak a form of Spanish and were conquered by Spain at some point. So this covers most of South America (excluding countries like Brazil and Guyana), Central America and part of the Caribbean (the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico).
In short, âHispanicâ focuses on Spanish-speaking origin. This means Spain is included, but Brazil is not because Brazilians speak Portuguese. âLatinoâ refers to people of Latin American origin. This includes Brazil and excludes Spain. âHispanic is basically based on whether you or your family speak the language of Spanish whereas Latino is focusing more on geographic location, that being Latin America,â Lazo said in the video.