Chicana
[ chi-kah-nuh, -kan-uh ]
/ tʃɪˈkɑ nə, -ˈkæn ə /
adjective
of or relating to female Mexican-Americans or their culture: a conference on Chicana issues.
noun
a Mexican-American girl or woman.
QUIZZES
CAN YOU ACE THIS QUIZ ABOUT “COMPLIMENT” VS. “COMPLEMENT”?
Take this quiz to see if you really know the difference between “compliment” and “complement"!
Question 1 of 11
“Compliment” and “complement” had a shared meaning a long time ago, but today they are no longer interchangeable.
Origin of Chicana
1965–70; < Mexican Spanish, feminine of Chicano
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020