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• Chicanos

  [chi-kah-noh, -kan-oh] /tʃɪˈkɑ noʊ, -ˈkæn oʊ/ noun, plural Chicanos. 1. a Mexican-American. adjective 2. of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture. /tʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/ noun (pl) -nos 1. an American citizen of Mexican origin n. 1947, from Mexican Spanish dialectal pronunciation of Mexicano “Mexican,” with loss of initial unaccented syllable [Barnhart]. Said to have been in […]

• Chiccory

  [chik-uh-ree] /ˈtʃɪk ə ri/ noun, plural chiccories. 1. . [chik-uh-ree] /ˈtʃɪk ə ri/ noun, plural chicories. 1. a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee. Compare (def […]

• Chicer

  [sheek] /ʃik/ adjective, chicer, chicest. 1. attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat. noun 2. style and elegance, especially in dress: Paris clothes have such chic. 3. stylishness; modishness: the chic of the firstnighters. 4. casual and understated style, as in dress or décor, that expresses a specified trendy lifestyle or activity: Black-rimmed glasses bring […]

• Chicest

  [sheek] /ʃik/ adjective, chicer, chicest. 1. attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat. noun 2. style and elegance, especially in dress: Paris clothes have such chic. 3. stylishness; modishness: the chic of the firstnighters. 4. casual and understated style, as in dress or décor, that expresses a specified trendy lifestyle or activity: Black-rimmed glasses bring […]

• Chicha

  [chee-chuh] /ˈtʃi tʃə/ noun 1. a beer made from fermented corn in South and Central America.

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