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Chicano is an English word with synonyms like mexican. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Chicano meaning

  1. Of a person: American and of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
  2. Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.
  3. Of or pertaining to Chicano people.

Synonyms of Chicano

mexican

Using Chicano

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a person: American and of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic. | Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World. | Of or pertaining to Chicano people.
  • Useful related words include: mexican.
  • In the example corpus, chicano often appears in combinations such as: the chicano, and chicano, chicano movement.

Context around Chicano

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

main 1× angeles 1× sells 1× queer 1× large 1× latino 1× elevating 1× uchis 1×

Often after:

culture 5× movement 2× rock 1× groups 1× art 1× renaissance 1× literature 1× references 1× history 1× ever 1×

Sentence patterns with Chicano

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

american and chicano culture in 1× chicano art emerged 1× chicano rock is 1× context of chicano references in 1× derived from chicano culture 1× education for chicano students 1× filtered through chicano culture that 1× for the chicano movement nationwide 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a little piece 1× adriana aguirre of 1× as a mexican 1× but a dean 1× chicano art emerged 1× chicano rock is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a generational event 1× best actor oscar 1× by chicano worldstar 1× chicano movement nationwide 1× coming to utah 1× for chicano students 1×

Words around Chicano

Just before it in the word index:

chicanes 2 chicanery 34 chicane 27 chicanas 2 chicana 11 chicamo 2

Just after it in the word index:

chicanos 14 chicanx 5 chicco 9 chicest 5 chicha 2 chichancanab 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

accrington 80 airfoil 80 airstrip 80 anemia 80 antigonish 80 arista 80

Corpus analysis for Chicano

  • In this selection, "chicano" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, main, angeles, sells, culture, movement and rock stand out and add context to how "chicano" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include american and chicano culture in and chicano art emerged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chicano" sits close to words such as accrington, airfoil and airstrip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chicano

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A little piece of Los Angeles' Chicano history is coming to Utah. (12 words)

Lopez on Sunday commented on an Instagram post made by Chicano Worldstar. (12 words)

Think Kali Uchis, Chicano Batman, and Cuco, but also Los Tigres del Norte. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Christopher Banda, Jr., an aspiring actor-writer, confessed he was a bit anxious approaching one of his idols who, to this day — and somewhat shockingly — is the only Chicano ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. (36 words)

Chicano art emerged in the mid-60s as a necessary component to the urban and agarian civil rights movement in the Southwest, known as la causa chicana main, la Causa main, or the Chicano Renaissance. (35 words)

But a dean told Becknell that the University of New Mexico was focused on elevating Chicano Studies to a department and an upgrade of Africana Studies wasn’t in the immediate plans, the lawsuit claims. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Chicano rock is rock music performed by Chicano groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture.

Chicano art emerged in the mid-60s as a necessary component to the urban and agarian civil rights movement in the Southwest, known as la causa chicana main, la Causa main, or the Chicano Renaissance.

Literature main Chicano literature tends to focus on themes of identity, discrimination, and culture, with an emphasis on validating Mexican-American and Chicano culture in the United States.

Some artists and crafters have transcended the motifs, forms, functions, and context of Chicano references in their work but still acknowledge their identity as Chicano.

A little piece of Los Angeles' Chicano history is coming to Utah.

Christopher Banda, Jr., an aspiring actor-writer, confessed he was a bit anxious approaching one of his idols who, to this day — and somewhat shockingly — is the only Chicano ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar.

It's more West Coast than Motown, a style of rhythm and blues filtered through Chicano culture that broke through with Ritchie Valens.

Mr. Treviño became famous in San Antonio and beyond for his large-scale paintings depicting the hard realities and soaring aspirations of the Chicano culture of his home city.

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As a Mexican American who calls himself a Chicano, I have an opinion on the Israeli/Palenstian War.

For Ezequiel Medina, a vendor who said he sells “Chicano culture stuff” like CDs and model toy cars, coming to the swap meet is a generational event.

Headlined by Chicano singer-songwriter, Red Bull SoundClash marks the artists first-ever live collaboration in which they will reprise iconic hits, deliver unexpected covers, and celebrate the evolution of Mexican music and cumbia.

L.A. artist Joey Terrill’s vibrant canvases, on view at Marc Selwyn Fine Art, chronicle intimate moments of queer Chicano life: heartbreak and love and life with HIV.

That kind of fight resonated with Gonzales, whose grandfather, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, led the Chicano movement in Colorado in the 1960s.

The trip will last from March 2 to March 9 and will engage with the large Chicano community in San Diego, CA.

We literally knocked down the doors to institutions of higher education for Chicano students.

Adriana Aguirre, of Los Angeles, wore a traditional skirt with her graduation outfit to the Latino Chicano Cultural Celebration at Cal State Long Beach on Sunday May 21, 2017.

But a dean told Becknell that the University of New Mexico was focused on elevating Chicano Studies to a department and an upgrade of Africana Studies wasn’t in the immediate plans, the lawsuit claims.

He started the Brown Berets in East L.A. during the late 60s, which would become the foundation for the Chicano movement nationwide.

Lopez on Sunday commented on an Instagram post made by Chicano Worldstar.

Think Kali Uchis, Chicano Batman, and Cuco, but also Los Tigres del Norte.

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Common combinations with chicano

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chicano" in a sentence?
An example: "Chicano rock is rock music performed by Chicano groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "chicano" from authentic English texts.
What does "chicano" mean?
Chicano means: Of a person: American and of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
What are synonyms of "chicano"?
Common synonyms of "chicano" include: mexican.
How many example sentences with "chicano" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "chicano", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.