Mexican American

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Noun

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Mexican American (plural Mexican Americans)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Mexican,‎ American.
    Synonyms: Mexamerican, Chicano
  2. (US, nonstandard, proscribed) Any person of Latin American descent in the United States.
    Synonyms: (offensive) wetback, (offensive) beaner, (offensive) illegal
    Hypernyms: Hispanic, Latino

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