Chicana

American  

[chi-kah-nuh, -kan-uh] / tʃɪˈkɑ nə, -ˈkæn ə /

Or chicana

adjective

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

   a conference on Chicana issues.

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noun

1. a Mexican American girl or woman.

Etymology

Origin of Chicana

First recorded in 1965–70; from Mexican Spanish, feminine of Chicano

Example Sentences

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Chicana

She was member of the university’s Phi Lambda Rho sorority, which celebrates Latina and Chicana women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

To them, the movie captured the experience of growing up Chicana in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

In 1969, he became the first professor in CSUN’s Mexican American studies department, now called the Chicano and Chicana Studies Department, which became an incubator for Latino activism in L.A. and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

“It would be great to have a Chevy truck and paint it with all this Chicana history. And then take it to schools to inspire students.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

Garcia’s second album, “Cha Cha Palace,” delved further into what it meant to be a Chicana growing up bicultural in the San Gabriel Valley — a quintessentially American experience, yet a very individual one.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024