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

The native Angeleno attended NYC’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1995. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 June 2026

Park, a native Angeleno, grew up on the Westside, attended UCLA, chose a career here and can’t imagine living anywhere else. — Dinah Eng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026

The 26-year-old Angeleno, in the home stretch of the only race that matters right now, is gearing up for the birth of her first child, a girl, in July. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026

All of this said, my primary hope as a lifelong Angeleno is that Karen Bass loses. — Sal Rodriguez, Daily News, 28 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish angeleño, from Los Angeles, California

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Angeleno

• Los Angeleno

Rhymes for Angeleno

• leno
• steno