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Mexican

me·xi·can

UK/ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/ US/ˈmɛksək(ə)n/ common slang us
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

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adjective

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of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants

  • “Mexican food is hot”

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Nahuatl mēxihcah plural of mēxihcatl (“a Mexica”) + -ano (“-an”). By surface analysis, Mexico + -an. Doublet of Mexicano.

Phrases

  • driving while Mexican
  • First Mexican Empire
  • interior Mexican
  • Mexican bamboo
  • Mexican breadfruit
  • Mexican breakfast
  • Mexican cedar
  • Mexican-American War

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