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Chicano.

A person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/t͡ʃɪˈkɑnoʊ/General-American/t͡ʃi-/General-American
  1. A person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.

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

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  3. Of or pertaining to Chicano people.

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Where this word comes from

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

noun/t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/t͡ʃɪˈkɑnoʊ/General-American/t͡ʃi-/General-American
  1. A Chicano person.

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Where this word comes from

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

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