Chicano

or chi·ca·no

[ chi-kah-noh, -kan-oh ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture.

noun,plural Chi·ca·nos.
  1. a Mexican American.

Origin of Chicano

1
First recorded in 1960–65; from Mexican Spanish, by shortening and alteration of mexicano Mexican

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British Dictionary definitions for chicano

chicano

/ (tʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ) /


nounplural -nos
  1. an American citizen of Mexican origin

Origin of chicano

1
C20: from Spanish mejicano Mexican

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