different between spick vs chicano

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?k/

Etymology 1

From a stereotypical Latino/Hispanic pronunciation of speak.

Noun

spick (plural spicks)

1. (US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Latino/Hispanic person.

Synonyms

• spic

Etymology 2

Variant of spike.

Noun

spick (plural spicks)

1. (obsolete) nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).

Adjective

spick (comparative spicker, superlative spickest)

1. tidy; fresh

Derived terms

• spick-and-span

Anagrams

• Picks, picks

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Verb

spick

1. singular imperative of spicken
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of spicken

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.