Mexican American

noun

An American of Mexican descent.

“Near-synonyms: (offensive) wetback, (offensive) beaner, (offensive) illegal”

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MexamericanChicanowetbackbeanerillegal
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Meanings

nounMexican American (plural Mexican Americans)

plural Mexican Americans

  1. An American of Mexican descent.

    Synonyms: Mexamerican, Chicano

  2. USnonstandardproscribedAny person of Latin American descent in the United States.

    Near-synonyms: (offensive) wetback, (offensive) beaner, (offensive) illegal

    Synonyms: wetback, beaner, illegal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn American of Mexican descent.

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MexamericanChicano

nounAny person of Latin American descent in the United States.

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wetbackbeanerillegal
Also see
chicanomexamerican
Cite this entry
APA

Mexican American. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20American

MLA

“Mexican American.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20American. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican American,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20American.

Source: Mexican American on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.