different between chicana vs chicano

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.ka.na/

Verb

chicana

1. third-person singular past historic of chicaner

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French chicane.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: chi?ca?na

Noun

chicana f (plural chicanas)

1. chicanery (the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge)

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??i?kana/, [t??i?ka.na]

Etymology 1

From French chicane.

Noun

chicana f (plural chicanas)

1. chicanery, deception
2. trick, prank

   Synonym: broma

Derived terms

• chicanear

Etymology 2

Noun

chicana f (plural chicanas)

1. female equivalent of chicano; Chicana

See also

• chicanx

Further reading

• “chicana” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Portuguese

Verb

chicano

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of chicanar

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chicanx (uncommon, gender-neutral)

Etymology

From mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??i?kano/, [t??i?ka.no]

Adjective

chicano (feminine chicana, masculine plural chicanos, feminine plural chicanas)

1. (of a person) of Mexican descent and living in the United States

Noun

chicano m (plural chicanos, feminine chicana, feminine plural chicanas)

1. Chicano

Descendants

• ? English: Chicano

Further reading

• “chicano” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.