Chicano vs. Latino — What's the Difference?

Chicano or Chicana is a chosen identity for many Mexican Americans in the United States. The label Chicano is sometimes used interchangeably with Mexican American, although the terms have different meanings.

A member of one of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas.

(in North America) a person of Mexican origin or descent, especially a man or boy

A descendant of any of these peoples, especially when living in the United States. See Usage Note at Hispanic.

A Mexican American.

Alternative case form of Latino

An American whose first language is Spanish

An artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages

Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain;