| 单词 |
Chicana |
| 释义 |
Chicana, n. and a. Chiefly U.S.
Brit. |(t)ʃɪˈkɑːnə|, U.S. |tʃɪˈkɑnɑ|, |ˌtʃiˈkɑnɑ|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ Mexican Spanish chicana, feminine form corresponding to chicano Chicano n.
Popularized as a self-designation by women of Mexican origin involved in the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s (compare Chicano movement n. at Chicano n. and adj. Additions).]
A. n. A woman of Mexican origin or descent living in the United States. Cf. Chicano n.
1969Los Angeles Times 24 Jan. iv. 6/4 She calls herself a ‘chicana’ rather than a ‘Mexican-American’. 1982W. Goyen Last Stories in Had I Hundred Mouths (1986) 66 Inex the Chicana was now seventeen. 1998A. Forna Mother All Myths (1999) vii. 205 Chicanas..particularly aspire to Western models of motherhood.
B. adj. Of or relating to Chicanas collectively; designating a Chicana. Cf. Chicano adj.
1970Ontario (Calif.) Daily Rep. 20 Mar. b1 The pickets were organized and led by Ontario's Chicana Welfare Rights Organization. 1983J. C. Quicker Homegirls i. 6 Chicana gang members use the affectionate terms ‘homegirl’ and ‘homeboy’. 2004A. S. Canagarajah Reclaiming Local in Lang. Policy & Pract. xii. 273 Only 28% [of the students] had been exposed to any Chicano or Chicana literature. |
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