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Chican@

or chi·ca·n@

[ chi-kah-nou, ‐-kan-ou ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture (used in place of the masculine form Chicano or the feminine form Chicana ):

    The Chican@ students on campus are raising awareness about the plight of migrant farmworkers.



noun

, plural Chi·ca·n@s.
  1. a Mexican American (used in place of the masculine form Chicano or the feminine form Chicana ).
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Chican@1

First recorded in 1995–2000; from the superficial resemblance of @ as a combination of a and o; Chicanx ( def )

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