Mexican American

American  

[mek-si-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈmɛk sɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

noun

1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture; Chicano.

2. Mexican-American, occurring between the United States and Mexico.

   The trade agreement lead to an increase in eighteen-wheelers crossing the Mexican-American border.

Etymology

Origin of Mexican American

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Mexican American

The guitar was built by Luis Muñoz, a Mexican American guitar technician and luthier who operates out of a tiny repair shop in East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I’m a first-gen Mexican American woman and I was supposed to live at home until I get married,” she explains; but it also exposed her to the concept of impostor syndrome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

As a SoCal native from a Mexican American family, Santana-Sayles has told me, “I would be dishonored” if the exhibit failed in its mission to capture the breadth of the L.A. population.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Angie Monroy, a Mexican American musician hailing from Santa Ana, is performing Sunday evening with her romantic rock ‘n’ roll group, The McCharmlys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Mexican and Mexican American bands and singers we love. We put them right up there to honor them.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez