A 1997 notice by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget defined Hispanic or Latino persons as being persons who trace their origin or descent to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and other Spanish cultures. People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino or Spanish may be of any race.

What does it mean to call someone Hispanic?

Hispanic refers to people who speak Spanish or who are descendants of those from Spanish-speaking countries. In other words, Hispanic refers to the language that a person speaks or that their ancestors spoke. For this reason, people who are Hispanic may vary in their race and also where they live or originate.

What are examples of Hispanic?

Spanish or Spanish-and-Portuguese. A usually Spanish-speaking person of Latin American birth or descent who lives in the U.S. Hispanic is defined as a Spanish-speaking person who lives in the U.S. and comes from Portugal, Spain or Latin America, or someone of this descent. An example of a Hispanic is Enrique Iglesias.

What do you call a Mexican who has lost his car?

by Jessica Austin. (NSW) What do you call a Mexican that lost his car? CARLOS.