chicana

  • 1chicana — s. f. 1. Argúcia judicial. 2. Trapaçaria, enredos, cavilação …

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  • 2chicana — (Del fr. chicane). 1. f. Artimaña, procedimiento de mala fe, especialmente el utilizado en un pleito por alguna de las partes. 2. Broma, chanza …

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  • 3Chicana — ☆ Chicana [chi kä′nə ] n. pl. Chicanas [see CHICANO] a woman or girl of Mexican descent who is a citizen of, or is living in, the U.S. adj. of Chicanas …

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  • 4chicana — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Artimaña hecha con mala fe, en especial la utilizada en un pleito por alguna de las partes: ■ lo tuvo siempre engañado con toda suerte de chicanas. SINÓNIMO triquiñuela 2 Broma o chanza. * * * chicana (del fr. «chicane») 1 …

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  • 5Chicana — UK [tʃɪˈkɑːnə] / US [tʃɪˈkɑnə] noun [countable] Word forms Chicana : singular Chicana plural Chicanas American a female citizen of the US who was born in Mexico or whose family was originally from Mexico …

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  • 6Chicana — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, feminine of chicano Date: 1967 an American woman or girl of Mexican descent • Chicana adjective …

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  • 7Chicana — /chi kah neuh, kan euh/, n. 1. a Mexican American girl or woman. adj. 2. of or pertaining to female Mexican Americans or their culture: a conference on Chicana issues. [1965 70; < MexSp, fem. of CHICANO] * * * …

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  • 8Chicana — Chi|ca|na [tʃɪ...], die; , s [span. chicana]: w. Form von ↑Chicano …

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  • 9chicana — chiˈkänə, shi , kȧn noun ( s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Mexican Spanish, feminine of chicano : a female Chicano • chicana adjective, usually capitalized …

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  • 10Chicana/o studies — Chicano studies (also written as Chicano/a studies, Chicana/Chicano studies, or as Chican@ studies) is an academic discipline that originated in the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s. Chicano Studies concerns itself with the study of&#8230; …

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