Chicana

Or chi·ca·na

[chi-kah-nuh, -kan-uh]

adjective

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

   a conference on Chicana issues.

noun

1. a Mexican American girl or woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chicana¹

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

Example Sentences

“Awesome,” said one hair-sprayed and corseted Chicana to another.

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Like Teotihuacán and Café Tacvba, her exhibition looks into formative images and experiences from the past, glimpsed through a Chicana lens.

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A leader of the Liberated curriculum effort, Cal State Northridge professor of Chicano and Chicana studies Theresa Montaño, said she does not know how may school districts are using their lessons because they can be downloaded for free.

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Clad in black, hair pulled up in a dark bandanna and lips stained bright red with lipstick, Velador looks like a modern, Chicana version of Rosie the Riveter.

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The furor reverberated nationally after Charlene Villaseñor Black, chair of Blackwell’s Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, posted a public message of gratitude to the Indigenous scholars who brought the issue to light.

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