chicana

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃi.ka.na/ === Verb === chicana third-person singular past historic of chicaner == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French chicane. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: chi‧ca‧na ==== Noun ==== chicana f (plural chicanas) chicanery (the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge) ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chicana inflection of chicanar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “chicana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkana/ [t͡ʃiˈka.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: chi‧ca‧na === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French chicane. ==== Noun ==== chicana f (plural chicanas) chicanery, deception trick, prank Synonym: broma ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== chicana f (plural chicanas) female equivalent of chicano: Chicana ==== Adjective ==== chicana f feminine singular of chicano ==== See also ==== chicanx === Further reading === “chicana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025