chicano

See also: Chicano

Portuguese

Verb

chicano

first-person singular present indicative of chicanar

Spanish

Alternative forms

chicanx (uncommon, gender-neutral)

Etymology

From mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈkano/ [t͡ʃiˈka.no]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: chi‧ca‧no

Adjective

chicano (feminine chicana, masculine plural chicanos, feminine plural chicanas)

(of a person) of Mexican descent and living in the United States

Noun

chicano m (plural chicanos, feminine chicana, feminine plural chicanas)

Chicano

Descendants

→ English: Chicano

Further reading

“chicano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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