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[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

That only works in English sadly. The Spanish latino comes from the part of the Americas that spoke a Latin-based (romance) language. The Spanish Latín refers only to the language of Rome

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Good thing almost nobody speaks Latin today, so it should be pretty clear what the intended meaning is.

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