chicano

See also: Chicano

Portuguese

Verb

chicano

1. 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)

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

Noun

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

1. Chicano

Descendants

• → English: Chicano

Further reading

• “chicano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16