Mexican American

American  

[mek-si-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈmɛk sɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

noun

1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture; Chicano.

2. Mexican-American, occurring between the United States and Mexico.

   The trade agreement lead to an increase in eighteen-wheelers crossing the Mexican-American border.

Etymology

Origin of Mexican American

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

After a near fatality, he is saved by Carlos, a farmer and former combat medic battling his own trauma from the Mexican-American War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Between 3,000 and 5,000 enslaved people escaped from the United States to Mexico before the Mexican-American War, viewing Mexico as a more accessible refuge than the northern Underground Railroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

As co-chairmen of Comité de 100, a bipartisan coalition of more than 200 Mexican-American and other Hispanic business leaders, we see how these policies are eroding support for Republicans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

A Mexican-American pickleball friend of hers has started carrying around her birth certificate, said O’Hara, who was at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs game 3 in the National League Division Series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

They passed no one who appeared to be a Mexican-American until they had left the business district of still-closed offices, stores, and cafés.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty