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mexicano

Portuguese, noun/me.ʃiˈkɐ̃.nu/

mexicano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Mexican (native or inhabitant of Mexico)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural ou habitante do México”.

What does mexicano mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Mexican (of, from or relating to Mexico)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineMexican (native or inhabitant of Mexico)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. do ou relativo ao México

noun: 1. natural ou habitante do México

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of mexicano

  • mexicana feminine
  • mexicanos masculine plural
  • mexicanas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mexicano?

  • Brazil /me.ʃiˈkɐ̃.nu/
  • Portugal /mɨ.ʃiˈkɐ.nu/
  • Portugal /mɨ.ʃiˈka.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to mexicano

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is mexicano in Portuguese?

mexicano appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).