Mexicano

[ me-hee-kah-noh; Spanish me-khee-kah-naw ]
/ ˌmɛ hiˈkɑ noʊ; Spanish mɛ xiˈkɑ nɔ /

noun, plural Me·xi·ca·nos [me-hee-kah-nohz; Spanish me-khee-kah-naws] /ˌmɛ hiˈkɑ noʊz; Spanish mɛ xiˈkɑ nɔs/ for 2.

the Nahuatl language.
a Mexican citizen.

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Origin of Mexicano

From the Spanish word mexicano Mexican
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Example sentences from the Web for mexicano

  • The old Mexicano told me the stream broadened out to considerable width, making a small bay in which several schooners could ride.

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