chicano

CEFRC1

/t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/

noun · noun/adj

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person of Mexican origin living in the United States.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.

Examples

  • The term "Chicano" was originally used to mean "Mexican-American".

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to Chicano people.

noun/adj

Extra meaning

  1. A person of Mexican descent in the United States; relating to that identity or culture.

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Origin

noun

From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).