Chicano Definition
chĭ-känō, shĭ-
chicanos
noun
A Mexican American.
American Heritage
A citizen of, or a person living in, the U.S. who is of Mexican descent.
Webster's New World
(chiefly US) A Chicano person.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of Chicanos.
Webster's New World
(of a person) Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Chicano
Noun
Singular:
ChicanoPlural:
chicanosOrigin of Chicano
American Spanish chicano dialectal variant of mexicano Mexican from México Mexico
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish chicano.
From Wiktionary
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