"Chicano" meaning in English

See Chicano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnoʊ/ [General-American], /t͡ʃi-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ Etymology: From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|chicano}} Mexican Spanish chicano Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Chicano (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly US) Of a person: American but of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic. Tags: US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Chicano-en-adj-TH4TVKzs Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Demonyms for Americans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 12 1 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 18 0 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 15 0 10 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 77 11 0 12
  2. (of a person) Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Chicano-en-adj-bC0o6N6J
  3. Of or pertaining to Chicano people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Chicano-en-adj-La~-3-xO

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnoʊ/ [General-American], /t͡ʃi-/ [General-American] Forms: Chicanos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ Etymology: From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|chicano}} Mexican Spanish chicano Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chicano (plural Chicanos)
  1. (chiefly US) A Chicano person. Tags: US Coordinate_terms: pachuco (english: subset of Chicanos from the early 20th century), pocho (english: assimilated Mexican-American)
    Sense id: en-Chicano-en-noun-yX248jHZ Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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