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title: latino — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «latino» in the school dictionary: A Latino is a person in the USA whose family comes from Latin America, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or Colombia. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# latino

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**Who acts:** Latino, family, Many Latino families, She, Latino music, book · **What happens:** be, come, describe, live, use, celebrate · **To what, where:** person, USA, Latin America, cultures, California, Chicago

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«latino» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [latino in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/latino.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Latino is a person in the USA whose family comes from Latin America, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or Colombia.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:m1:1
# text = A Latino is a person in the USA whose family comes from Latin America, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or Colombia.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Latino	latino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Puerto	Puerto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
21	Rico	Rico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	Cuba	Cuba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	Colombia	Colombia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Latino | a person |  | the USA |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | family |  |  | Latin America and Mexico and Puerto and Cuba or Colombia |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from america=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Latino describes their cultures, music and food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:m2:1
# text = Latino describes their cultures, music and food.
1	Latino	latino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Latino | their cultures and music and food |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent culture=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Latino families live in California and Texas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:x1:1
# text = Many Latino families live in California and Texas.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Latino	latino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	California	California	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Latino families |  |  | California and Texas |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in california=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is proud of her Latino heritage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:x2:1
# text = She is proud of her Latino heritage.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Latino	latino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	heritage	heritage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of her Latino heritage; proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Latino music like salsa is great for dancing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:x3:1
# text = Latino music like salsa is great for dancing.
1	Latino	latino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	salsa	salsa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Latino music like salsa |  |  |  |  | for dancing; great *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The book is about a Latino boy in Chicago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:x4:1
# text = The book is about a Latino boy in Chicago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Latino	latino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Chicago	Chicago	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the book |  |  | Chicago |  | about a Latino boy | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Latina is often used for a girl or woman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:x5:1
# text = Latina is often used for a girl or woman.
1	Latina	Latina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Latina |  |  |  | for a girl or woman; often *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for girl=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class celebrated Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:latino:x6:1
# text = Our class celebrated Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Hispanic	Hispanic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	Latino	Latino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Heritage	Heritage	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Month	Month	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | past | Our class | Hispanic and Heritage Month |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hispanic=Theme |

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