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Definition of Chicano noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Chicano

noun
 
/tʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/,
 
/ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/
 
/tʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/
(plural Chicanos)
(especially US English, from Spanish)
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  1. a person living in the US whose family came from Mexico compare Chicana, Hispanic, LatinoTopics People in societyc2
    Word OriginMexican Spanish, alteration of Spanish mejicano (masculine) ‘Mexican’.
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