Chicanx

or chi·ca·nx

[ chi-kah-neks, ‐-kan-eks ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture (used in place of the masculine form Chicano , the feminine form Chicana , or the gender-binary form Chican@ ):

   The class studied several novels by Chicanx authors.

noun

, plural Chi·ca·nxs [chi-, kah, -nek-siz, ‐-, kan, -ek‐], (especially collectively) Chi·ca·nx.

1. a Mexican American (used in place of the masculine form Chicano , the feminine form Chicana , or the gender-binary form Chican@ ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chicanx¹

First recorded in 2000–05; Chican(a) ( def ) or Chican(o) ( def ) + x ³( def ) in the sense “unknown quantity or variable”; Chican@ ( def )