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

As a first-generation Mexican American with roots in Jalisco, Mexico, she is thrilled to join The Times’ Fast Break desk starting today, as she pursues a career in television and print journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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

A Sacramento native and the son of a Mexican immigrant mother and a Mexican American father, Becerra graduated from Stanford Law School and served as a deputy to California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Posters and murals featuring his beatific brown face sprouted across Mexican American communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

He was Mexican American, so he considered himself colored and Indian.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan