Mexican American

See also: Mexamerican

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

Mexican-American (comparative more Mexican American, superlative most Mexican American)

  1. (of a person) American and Mexican.
    Synonyms: Mexamerican, Chicano

Noun

Mexican American (plural Mexican Americans)

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see Mexican,‎ American.
    Synonyms: Mexamerican, Chicano
  2. (US, nonstandard, proscribed) Any person of Latin American descent in the United States.
    Synonyms: Wetback (highly offensive), Beaner (highly offensive), Illegal (highly offensive)
    Hypernyms: Hispanic, Latino

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