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Noun
/CHiˈkänō/,/SHi-/,
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Chicanos, plural;
  1. (in North America) A person of Mexican origin or descent

  1. a person of Mexican descent
  2. The terms Chicano and Chicana (also spelled Xicana) were originally used by Americans in reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. ...
  3. A Chicano person; American but of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic; Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World; Of or pertaining to Chicano people
  4. (Spanish) A male of Mexican ancestry who lives in the United States and identifies himself as Chicano (or Xicano). The female form is Chicana. In the late 1960s (and continuing into the present), Chicanos (both men and women) formed active political and artistic movements.
  5. "A Mexica-American who doesn't have an Anglo image of him/herself." (Vol. 13 of Encyclopedia Chicania)
  6. The name politically conscious Mexican American adolescents give themselves, reflecting the combination of their Spanish-Mexican-Indian heritage and Anglo influence.