Chicano
/t͡ʃɪˈkɑnoʊ/adjective, noun
Chicano is spelled C-H-I-C-A-N-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Chicano means “A person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Chicano?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-C-A-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Chicano?
Chicano appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Chicano?
- UK /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/
- US /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnoʊ/
- US /t͡ʃi-/
Chicano has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Chicano?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Chicano from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Chicano
- Chicanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chicano mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USA person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, 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.
noun
- 1
USA Chicano person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Chicano come from?
From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).