Latine
adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete spelling of Latin. alt-of, obsolete
"Wherein to speak strictly, if by this word Grashopper, we understand that animal which is implied by τέττιξ with the Greeks, and by Cicada with the Latines; we may with safety affirm the picture is widely mistaken, and that for ought enquiry can inform, there is no such insect in England."
- 2 Someone of Latin American descent; a Latino or Latina. gender-neutral, neologism
- 1 Hispanic; Latino or Latina. gender-neutral, neologism, not-comparable
- 1 Obsolete spelling of Latin. alt-of, obsolete
"Costard: Go to; thou hast it ad dungill^([sic]), at the fingers’ ends, as they say. Holofernes: O, I smell false Latine; dunghill for unguem."
Synonyms
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More examples"Wherein to speak strictly, if by this word Grashopper, we understand that animal which is implied by τέττιξ with the Greeks, and by Cicada with the Latines; we may with safety affirm the picture is widely mistaken, and that for ought enquiry can inform, there is no such insect in England."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish latine (“Latine; Latino or Latina”). The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.
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