Mexican American

[ mek-si-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.

adjective

of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture; Chicano.
Mexican-American, occurring between the United States and Mexico:
The trade agreement lead to an increase in eighteen-wheelers crossing the Mexican-American border.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mexican American¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

It starts with both men’s early lives, the forces that shaped them and the mindbogglingly serendipitous paths that brought the California-born Mexican American Marin together with the Edmonton-born Chong, the son of Chinese and Scotch-Irish parents, in a Vancouver nightclub called Shanghai Junk in 1968.

From

I’m not Mexican American, but I was deeply touched as someone who exists as a part of a diaspora.

From

He is Mexican American, but he is also an arm of the violence on people who look like him.

From

Unlike many of his colleagues in Hollywood, who came from affluent families and studied in prestigious schools, Garcia was born into a Mexican American family in Rawlins, Wyo., a small mining town with few resources for aspiring actors.

From

“We both grew up Mexican American and struggled with things like language and wanting to feel included,” Serratos told The Times in 2020.

From

Mexican Mexican bamboo

Browse