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Portuguese
Verb
chicano
- first-person singular present indicative of chicanar
Spanish
Etymology
From mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: chi‧ca‧no
Adjective
chicano (feminine chicana, masculine plural chicanos, feminine plural chicanas)
- (of a person) of Mexican descent and living in the United States
Noun
chicano m (plural chicanos, feminine chicana, feminine plural chicanas)
- Chicano
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