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Mexicano

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

noun

Mexicanos plural
  1. the Nahuatl language.

  2. a Mexican citizen.


Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of Mexicano

From the Spanish word mexicano Mexican

Example Sentences

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He holds silver miner Industrias Penoles while Baillie Gifford’s Keiller owns Fomento Económico Mexicano, known as FEMSA, which operates a Coca-Cola bottler and has turned around its Oxxo convenience stores.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Eight UPF manufacturers -- Nestle, PepsiCo, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Danone, Fomento Economico Mexicano, Mondelez, and Kraft Heinz -- accounted for 42 percent of the sector's $1.5 trillion in assets in 2021, the paper said.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

But the continued presence of homeless encampments on the streets surrounding El Mexicano Market has forced Solano to board up her storefront and hire extra security to protect her business, her employees and her customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Norteño-sax group Los Rieleros Del Norte and Tecnobanda originators Mi Banda El Mexicano will also be showcasing their own innovations in the expanding genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

The driver's name was Jairo Hernandez, and he had been driving for Mexicano Taxi for seven years.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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