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Mexican American

Mexican American noun: an American of Mexican descent.

Noun

Mexican American (plural Mexican Americans)

  1. An American of Mexican descent.
    Synonyms:
    Mexamerican, Chicano
  2. (US, nonstandard, proscribed) Any person of Latin American descent in the United States.
    • Near-synonyms: (offensive) wetback, (offensive) beaner, (offensive) illegal
    Synonyms:
    wetback, beaner, illegal

Synonyms of Mexican American

Forms of Mexican American

pluralMexican Americans

Words formed from Mexican American

Questions about Mexican American

What does Mexican American mean?
Mexican American means an American of Mexican descent.
What part of speech is Mexican American?
Mexican American is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican American?
The plural of Mexican American is Mexican Americans.

Words near Mexican American in the dictionary

  1. Mexi
  2. Mexia
  3. Mexica
  4. Mexicali
  5. Mexican
  6. Mexican American
  7. Mexican Americans
  8. Mexican bamboo
  9. Mexican bean
  10. Mexican bean beetle
  11. Mexican bean beetles

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