Chicano
noun[C]
informaluk/tʃɪˈkɑː.nəʊ/us/tʃɪˈkɑː.noʊ/pluralChicanossomeone,especiallya man orboy, who wasbornin the US and whosefamilycomes from Mexico:
Since the 1920s orearlier, Chicanos in Texas have been making what came to be calledburritos.
Hewroteabout what itmeansto be a Chicano.
Compare
Chicana
Chicanx
Latino
- Many Mexican-Americans or Chicanoswantedtopreservethelanguageoftheirparents.
- Sharedreligiousexperiencesamong Chicanos haveresultedin thecreationofreligiousfolkart.
- I'm not atypicalkindof American and I'm notMexicaneither, but I'm a Chicano.
Chicano
adjective
uk/tʃɪˈkɑː.nəʊ/us/tʃɪˈkɑː.noʊ/bornin the US andpartof afamilythat comes from Mexico, orrelatingtopeoplebornin the US withfamiliesfrom Mexico:
Thestoryis told from thepointofviewof a Chicanoteenager.
Theseimagesarefoundinmuralsin ChicanocommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.
He is apassionatecollectorof Chicanoart.
- She's a Chicanoauthorand alanguageprofessor.
- Thesedesignmotifsaredistinctiveto Chicanocemeteries.
- Homealtarsarecommonin manyMexicanand Chicanohomes.
- Sometimes thiskindofspeechis called ChicanoSpanish.
- HehelpedtopopularizeahybridstyleofbilingualChicano or Mexican-Americanmusic.