contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoA cool guide to the differences between Latino(a) and Hispanici.redd.itexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down113file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkA cool guide to the differences between Latino(a) and Hispanici.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRandomgal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoAn easier way to think about it is: If they speak Spanish they are Hispanic. If they are geographically from Latin America, they are Latino. For most people you could use them both interchangeably, except in a few cases like Brazil.
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 months agoI think you could use Lusitanian as a synonym of Portuguese. Though keep in mind is like referring to a British person as a Briton.
Portugal is neither?
An easier way to think about it is: If they speak Spanish they are Hispanic. If they are geographically from Latin America, they are Latino. For most people you could use them both interchangeably, except in a few cases like Brazil.
I think you could use Lusitanian as a synonym of Portuguese. Though keep in mind is like referring to a British person as a Briton.