Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arabtino

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arabti-no
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of mixed Arab and Latino ancestry.

American usage

adj

Having mixed Arab and Latino ancestry.

American usage

Example Sentences

"They're late enough in 24's run so that the formula insured a minimum of dead episodes, but before the show turned into a lazy parody that marked time between Jack going all Torquemada on some unsuspecting Arabtino."
"I believe her empathy lies in our tie as first‐generation college Latino (Arabtino) doctoral educators navigating a majority upper middle class white campus."
"Battling it out are frontrunners Ammar Campa-Najjar, an "Arabtino" American former Obama Administration official, and school board member Josh Butner."

Etymology

Blend of Arab + Latino. Coined by Stephen Colbert in 2004 for an interview with Sam Jammal, an Arabtino and delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention, broadcast on The Daily Show.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Arabtinos (plural)

Questions

What does arabtino mean?: A person of mixed Arab and Latino ancestry.
Where does arabtino come from?: Blend of Arab + Latino. Coined by Stephen Colbert in 2004 for an interview with Sam Jammal, an Arabtino and delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention, broadcast on The Daily Show.

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