Chicanos

Variant of Chicano

Chicano definition

☆ Chi·cano (c̸hi kä′nō)

noun pl. Chicanos -·nos

a citizen of, or a person living in, the U.S. who is of Mexican descent

Etymology: aphetic for dial. pronun. of AmSp Mexicano, Mexican

adjective

of Chicanos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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