Chican@
or chi·ca·n@
[ chi-kah-nou, ‐kan-ou ]
/ tʃɪˈkɑ naʊ, ‐ˈkæn aʊ /
adjective
of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture (used in place of the masculine form Chicano or the feminine form Chicana): The Chican@ students on campus are raising awareness about the plight of migrant farmworkers.
noun, plural Chi·ca·n@s.
a Mexican American (used in place of the masculine form Chicano or the feminine form Chicana).
See also
Chicanx.
Origin of Chican@
First recorded in 1995–2000; from the superficial resemblance of
@ as a combination of
a and
o; see
Chicanx
historical usage of Chican@
See
Latinx.