Anglo

noun An·glo \ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō\

: a white person who lives in the U.S. and is not Hispanic

plural Anglos

Full Definition of ANGLO

: a white inhabitant of the United States of non-Hispanic descent

— Anglo adjective

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in sense 2, from American Spanish, short for Spanish angloamericano Anglo-American

First Known Use: 1800

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