Associations to the word «Chicano»

Wiktionary

CHICANO, adjective. (chiefly US) (of a person) American but of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
CHICANO, adjective. (of a person) Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.
CHICANO, adjective. Of or pertaining to Chicano people.
CHICANO, noun. (chiefly US) A Chicano person.
CHICANO STUDIES, noun. (humanities) an interdisciplinary academic discipline concerned with the study of culture relating to Chicano peoples.

Dictionary definition

CHICANO, noun. A person of Mexican descent.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley