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chicanismo

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[chee-kah-neez-maw, chee-kah-neez-moh, -niz-moh] / ˌtʃi kɑˈniz mɔ, ˌtʃi kɑˈniz moʊ, -ˈnɪz moʊ /

noun

Spanish.

  1. pride in one's heritage as a Mexican American.

  2. the heritage, background, culture, etc., of Mexican Americans.

Etymology

Origin of chicanismo

First recorded in 1965–70; < Mexican Spanish Chicano ( def. ) + suffix -ismo -ism ( def. )

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So well does the series trace the rise of chicanismo that elementary school classes are brought to study the murals as part of their history lessons.

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