Chicano
noun
Chi·ca·no
chi-ˈkä-(ˌ)nō 
also shi-
plural Chicanos
: an American and especially a man or boy of Mexican descent
Chicano
adjective
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Heading over to Paris, Willy Chavarria’s fall 2025 show was filled with bouffant fros and bold tributes to Chicano beauty.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
Such is the case for New York’s Willy Chavarria, a Chicano designer who includes Latinx models in his shows.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
The masks spoke to the reality of young Chicano men growing up in L.A. in the 1970s and ‘80s, for some of whom gang life had become a way to form community and embrace a counterculture against one that had long marginalized them, Sandoval said.
—Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Tall, Dark and Chicano and America’s Mexican both received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
Such is the case for New York’s Willy Chavarria, a Chicano designer who includes Latinx models in his shows.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
The masks spoke to the reality of young Chicano men growing up in L.A. in the 1970s and ‘80s, for some of whom gang life had become a way to form community and embrace a counterculture against one that had long marginalized them, Sandoval said.
—Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Tall, Dark and Chicano and America’s Mexican both received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Chicano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicano. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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Chicano
noun
Chi·ca·no
chi-ˈkän-ō
shi-
: an American and especially a man or boy of Mexican ancestry
Chicano
adjective
Etymology
Mexican Spanish, an altered form of mexicano "Mexican"
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