Definitions for chicano
tʃɪˈkɑ noʊ, -ˈkæn oʊchi·cano

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chicanonoun

   a person of Mexican descent

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chicanonoun

   A Chicano person.

2. Chicanoadjective

   American but of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.

3. Chicanoadjective

   Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.

4. Chicanoadjective

   Of or pertaining to Chicano people.

5. Etymology: From chicano.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chicano

   Chicano (masculine form), Chicana (feminine form), or Chicanx (for gender non-conforming people) is an identity for Mexican Americans who have a non-Anglo self-image. Chicano was originally a classist and racist slur used toward low-income Mexicans that was reclaimed in the 1940s among youth who belonged to the Pachuco and Pachuca subculture. In the 1960s, Chicano was widely reclaimed in the building of a movement toward political empowerment, ethnic solidarity, and pride in being of indigenous descent (with many using the Nahuatl language or names). Chicano developed its own meaning separate from Mexican American identity. Youth in barrios rejected cultural assimilation into whiteness and embraced their own identity and worldview as a form of empowerment and resistance. The community forged an independent political and cultural movement, sometimes working alongside the Black Power movement. The Chicano Movement faltered by the mid-1970s as a result of external and internal pressures. It was under state surveillance, infiltration, and repression by U.S. government agencies, informants, and agent provocateurs, such as through COINTELPRO. The Movement also had a fixation on masculine pride and machismo that fractured the community through sexism toward Chicanas and homophobia toward queer Chicana/os. In the 1980s, assimilation and economic mobility motivated many to embrace Hispanic identity in an era of conservatism. The term Hispanic emerged from a collaboration between the U.S. government and Mexican-American political elites in the Hispanic Caucus of Congress. They used the term to identify themselves and the community with mainstream American culture, depart from Chicanismo, and separate from who they saw as the "militant" Black Caucus.At the grassroots level, Chicana/os continued to build the feminist, gay and lesbian, and anti-apartheid movements, which kept the identity politically relevant. After a decade of Hispanic dominance, Chicana/o student activism in the early 1990s recession and the anti-Gulf War movement revived the identity with a demand to expand Chicana/o studies programs. Chicanas were active at the forefront, despite facing critiques from "movement loyalists", as they did in the Chicano Movement. Chicana feminists addressed employment discrimination, environmental racism, healthcare, sexual violence, and exploitation in their communities and in solidarity with the Third World. Chicanas worked to "to liberate her entire people"; not to oppress men, but to be equal partners in the movement. Xicanisma, coined by Ana Castillo in 1994, called for Chicana/os to "reinsert the forsaken feminine into our consciousness", to embrace one's Indigenous roots, and support Indigenous sovereignty.In the 2000s, earlier traditions of anti-imperialism in the Chicano Movement were expanded. Building solidarity with undocumented immigrants became more important, despite issues of legal status and economic competitiveness sometimes maintaining distance between groups. U.S. foreign interventions abroad were connected with domestic issues concerning the rights of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Chicano/a/x consciousness increasingly became transnational and transcultural, thinking beyond and bridging with communities over political borders. The identity was renewed based on Indigenous and decolonial consciousness, cultural expression, resisting gentrification, defense of immigrants, and the rights of women and queer people. Xicanx identity also emerged in the 2010s, based in the Chicana feminist intervention of Xicanisma.

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1. chicano

   Chicano refers to an American of Mexican descent. Originally a derogatory term, it was reclaimed in the 1960s by Mexican Americans to assert their ethnic identity and civil rights during the Chicano Movement. It often implies a person who is politically active, socially conscious, and proud of their cultural heritage. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with Mexican-American, but it can carry specific cultural and political connotations depending on the context.

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1. Chicano

   The terms Chicano/Chicana are used when referencing Mexicans who grew up in the U.S. However, these terms have a wide range of meanings in various parts of the world. The term became widely used during the Chicano Movement, mainly among Mexican Americans, especially during the movement's peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Though Chicano was often used to refer to anyone with a Mexican American background, the users at the time understood it to be mainly applicable to the Tejano community. Other terms that are used interchangeably with Chicano are Mexican Americans, Hispanics, and Latinos. Despite its wide spread use, there is a negative attitude often associated with the usage of Chicano and these alternatives serve to avoid those feelings when used in both formal and informal conversation.

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1. Chicano

   From the 1936 Gran Diccionario Cuyas, Barcelona: Chicano means a cheat or trickster. Same root as the English word chicanery: deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on March 5, 2019  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHICANO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chicano is ranked #139228 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chicano surname appeared 120 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chicano.
   
   69.1% or 83 total occurrences were White.
   25.8% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Mexican

Anagrams for chicano »

1. cochain

How to pronounce chicano?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chicano in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chicano in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chicano in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of chicano in a Sentence

1. Ry Cooder:

   Chavez Ravine is the dawn of Chicano consciousness.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chicano
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chicano
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chicano
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html