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mexican-american

Mex·i·can-A·mer·i·can
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mek-si-kuh n uh-mer-i-kuh n]
    • /ˈmɛk sɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mek-si-kuh n uh-mer-i-kuh n]
    • /ˈmɛk sɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kən/

Definitions of mexican-american word

  • noun mexican-american Also, Mexican American. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano. 1
  • adjective mexican-american of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture; Chicano. 1
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Origin of mexican-american

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Mexican-american

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mexican-american

mexican-american popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Related words

  • cholo

    a person who is descended from both European and Native American parents

  • chicana

    A Chicana is an American girl or woman whose family originally came from Mexico.

  • chicano

    A chicano is an American citizen, whose family originally came from Mexico.

  • tejano

    (often lowercase) a style of Mexican-American popular music that features the accordion and blends the polka with various forms of traditional Mexican music, now often including synthesizers and rock music.
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