Chicana

noun

Chi·​ca·​na chi-ˈkä-nə 

also shi-

: an American woman or girl of Mexican descent

Chicana adjective

Examples of Chicana in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To have my art featured inside the only Chicano Art Museum in the world was truly a dream come true for me as a Chicana artist. — Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 6 May 2026

Karla Cordero is a Chicana storyteller, educator and author of the poetry collection, How to Pull Apart the Earth, winner of the San Diego Book Award and an International Latino Book Award finalist. — Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

Acuña was founder of CSUN’s Department of Chicano and Chicana Studies, a leading voice among Chicano educators nationwide and an busy activist for social justice. — Daily News, 24 Mar. 2026

The photos currently flooding my social media stream are like a highlight reel of the life of Chicana civil rights icon Dolores Huerta. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, feminine of chicano

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Chicana

• asana
• iguana
• liana
• madonna
• maulana
• nirvana
• purana
• sadhana
• ana
• bwana
• dhyana
• donna