Mexicana

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noun

A store that sells Mexican products.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounMexicana (plural Mexicanas)

plural Mexicanas

  1. A store that sells Mexican products.
  2. A spicy pizza with Mexican-style ingredients.

    Rachael took a bite of her pizza. She had ordered a Mexicana with extra chilli and the peppery heat made her nose run.

    2010, Rosamund Kendal, The Angina Monologues, page 76
    2 more examples

    Overall she thought the Supremo was the best and she was glad she had ordered two. But the two Mexicanas were tasty and the Three Cheeses with thick crust also had something to recommend it.

    2009, Dave Warner, Charlotte and the Starlet, page 162

    We'd have a Mexicana and a Fiorentina, she said. If ever Catherine orders a pizza for you, it's best not to interfere, even if you're not hungry.

    2017, David Peak, No. 4 Pickle Street
  3. A female Mexican.

Origin

  1. Spanishmexicana
  2. EnglishMexicana

From Spanish mexicana.

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APA

Mexicana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexicana

MLA

“Mexicana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexicana. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexicana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexicana.

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