Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent.

    Mexikaner, Mexikanerin

    мексика́нецmeksikánec, мексика́нкаmeksikánka

    мексика́нецьmeksykánecʹ, мексика́нкаmeksykánka

  2. (countable, uncountable)The Mexican dialect of Spanish.

  3. (US, countable, offensive, slang, uncountable)A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.

    What kind of Mexican are you?

  4. (Australia, New South Wales, countable, slang, uncountable)A Victorian (a person from the state of Victoria).

  5. (Australia, countable, slang, uncountable)A person from either of the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria.

  6. (uncountable)Mexican or Mexican-derived cuisine; whether traditional Mexican food or Tex-Mex, etc.

    I'm hungry. Want to go out for Mexican?

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A Mexica; an Aztec.

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The Nahuatl language.

More definitions
  • a native or inhabitant of Mexico

Examples

144 sentences
  1. I found a good Mexican restaurant.

    Я знайшов добрий ресторан мексиканської кухні. — Lumo

    ruЯ нашёл хороший мексиканский ресторан. — Lenin_1917

    deIch habe ein gutes mexikanisches Restaurant gefunden. — MUIRIEL

  2. I grew up eating Mexican food.

    Я виріс, харчуючись мексиканською їжею. — deniko

  3. I like Mexican food.

    Мені подобається мексиканська їжа. — deniko

  4. I've never tried Mexican food.

    Я ніколи не куштував мексиканської їжі. — deniko

    ruЯ никогда не пробовал мексиканскую еду. — odexed

  5. Have you ever eaten Mexican food?

    Ти колись їв мексиканську їжу? — deniko

    ruТы когда-нибудь ел мексиканскую пищу? — sharptoothed

    deHast du schon mal mexikanisch gegessen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person from Mexico or of Mexican descent:
Русский
By meaning 1
person from Mexico or of Mexican descent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person from Mexico or of Mexican descent:

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Nahuatl mēxihcah plural of mēxihcatl (“a Mexica”) + -

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

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Forms

plural: Mexicans
SingularMexican
PluralMexicans

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
MexicaAztecNahuatlel goblinola goblina

Collocations

8 patterns
  • mexican food
  • eat mexican food
  • like mexican food
  • eat mexican
  • cook mexican food
  • mexican restaurant
  • like mexican
  • cook mexican

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Mexican — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto