Angeleno

noun

An·​ge·​le·​no ˌan-jə-ˈlē-(ˌ)nō 

variants or less commonly Angelino

plural Angelenos also Angelinos

: a native or resident of Los Angeles, California

To an Easterner, the central visual expression of Los Angeles may be the beaches, or the bungalow sprawl, or Hollywood, or smog; to an Angeleno, the dominant visual experience is the freeway.

—John Herbers

Examples of Angeleno in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every Angeleno makes the climb into the Hollywood Hills at least once. —Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Kim Kardashian is the latest and most famous Angeleno to speak out against the ICE raids amid wide-ranging protests in Los Angeles. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 June 2025

Arianne Edmonds is a 5th generation Angeleno, archivist, civic leader, and founder of the J.L. Edmonds Project, an initiative dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the Black American West. —Literary Hub, 11 June 2025

Erivo says in the article. — Jessica Gelt And last but not least There are 600 L.A. landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, and lifelong Angeleno Etan Rosenbloom is determined to visit them all. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish angeleño, from Los Angeles, California

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Angeleno

• leno
• steno