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

And at the center of this vibe shift, with raven-black hair and eyeliner as razor-sharp as her comebacks, was Mexican American actor Alexa Demie as Maddy Perez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Molina saw the records and their scrawls as street-level snapshots of Mexican American youth life: “stories from the bottom up,” as he describes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

She likened it to Whittier Boulevard, a touchstone of Mexican American culture in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The Mexican American singer got her start in mariachi, eventually learning piano, guitar, violin and vihuela.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Like my family, most residents of Bonetti Ranch were Mexican or Mexican American field laborers.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez