1947, from Mexican Spanish dialectal pronunciation of Mexicano "Mexican," with loss of initial unaccented syllable [Barnhart]. Said to have been in use among Mexican-Americans from c. 1911. Probably influenced by Spanish chico "boy," also used as a nickname. The adjective in English is attested by 1967. Fem. form is Chicana.
雙語例句
1. Chicano literature boomed in the social movements of the 1960 s.
奇卡諾文學(xué)勃興于20世紀60年代社會運動的高潮中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Sanchez, George . Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles . 1993.