hispanic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hispanic
    adj 1: related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture; "the
           Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"
           [syn: {Hispanic}, {Latino}]
    n 1: an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Spanish
         American}, {Hispanic American}, {Hispanic}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hispanic \His*pan"ic\, a. [L. Hispanicus.]
   Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic
   words.
   [1913 Webster]