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Chicana

UK/t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnə/US/t͡ʃɪˈkɑnə/

Chicana noun: a female Chicano. Also the feminine singular of Chicano.

Noun

Chicana (plural Chicanas)

  1. (US) A female Chicano.

Also used as

Chicana is also the feminine singular of Chicano.

Forms of Chicana

pluralChicanas

Origin of Chicana

Borrowed from Spanish chicana.

Phrases with Chicana

Questions about Chicana

What does Chicana mean?
Chicana means a female Chicano.
What part of speech is Chicana?
Chicana is a noun.
How do you pronounce Chicana?
Chicana is pronounced /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of Chicana?
The plural of Chicana is Chicanas.

Words near Chicana in the dictionary

  1. chicalotes
  2. Chicamacomico
  3. Chicamacomico River
  4. Chican@
  5. Chican@s
  6. Chicana
  7. Chicana studies
  8. Chicanas
  9. chicane
  10. chicaned
  11. chicaner

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