"Chicana" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnə/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Spanish chicana. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chicana}} Spanish chicana Head templates: {{head|en|adjective form}} Chicana
  1. feminine singular of Chicano Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: Chicano Related terms: Chican@, Chicanx
    Sense id: en-Chicana-en-adj-koDVa9Ws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnə/ [General-American] Forms: Chicanas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish chicana. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chicana}} Spanish chicana Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chicana (plural Chicanas)
  1. (chiefly US) A female Chicano. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Chicana-en-noun-lFbMm7KW Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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