Chicano
Meanings
adj
- Of a person: American and of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
- Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.
- Of or pertaining to Chicano people.
noun
- A Chicano person.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).
Synonyms
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