Mexican
A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descentA person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent.
» I found a good Mexican restaurant.
Ich habe ein gutes mexikanisches Restaurant gefunden.
Я нашёл хороший мексиканский ресторан.
Я отыскал хороший мексиканский ресторан.
Я нашёл хороший ресторан мексиканской кухни.
Я знайшов добрий ресторан мексиканської кухні.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent.
Mexikaner, Mexikanerin
мексика́нецmeksikánec, мексика́нкаmeksikánka
мексика́нецьmeksykánecʹ, мексика́нкаmeksykánka
(countable, uncountable)The Mexican dialect of Spanish.
(US, countable, offensive, slang, uncountable)A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.
What kind of Mexican are you?
(Australia, New South Wales, countable, slang, uncountable)A Victorian (a person from the state of Victoria).
(Australia, countable, slang, uncountable)A person from either of the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria.
(uncountable)Mexican or Mexican-derived cuisine; whether traditional Mexican food or Tex-Mex, etc.
I'm hungry. Want to go out for Mexican?
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A Mexica; an Aztec.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The Nahuatl language.
- a native or inhabitant of Mexico
Examples
144 sentencesI 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
I grew up eating Mexican food.
Я виріс, харчуючись мексиканською їжею. — deniko
I like Mexican food.
Мені подобається мексиканська їжа. — deniko
I've never tried Mexican food.
Я ніколи не куштував мексиканської їжі. — deniko
ruЯ никогда не пробовал мексиканскую еду. — odexed
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
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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: MexicansSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
8 patterns- mexican food
- eat mexican food
- like mexican food
- eat mexican
- cook mexican food
- mexican restaurant
- like mexican
- cook mexican