Standard Lemma guide

Mexican

adj · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/
  • General-American: /ˈmɛksək(ə)n/
  • /ˈmɛksəkɪn/ US, Non-Standard
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 K S AH0 K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1810, review of "Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain", in The Eclectic Review The language most universally diffused over the new continent, is the Aztec or Mexican.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A Mexica; an Aztec.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The Nahuatl language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The Mexican dialect of Spanish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, offensive, slang, uncountable

Examples

  • What kind of Mexican are you?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A Victorian (a person from the state of Victoria).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-South-Wales, countable, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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10

noun

Meaning 10

A person from either of the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Mexican or Mexican-derived cuisine; whether traditional Mexican food or Tex-Mex, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adjective

Meaning 12

of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Mexican food is hot

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Central American

Narrower terms: Chicano, greaser, wetback, taco, Mexican-American, Mexicano

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

149 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَكْسِيكِيّ (maksīkiyy) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Asturian: mexicanu — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Azerbaijani: meksikalı — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Belarusian: мексіка́нскі (mjeksikánski) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Bulgarian: мексика́нски (meksikánski) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Catalan: mexicà — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Catalan: mexicana — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Czech: mexický — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Danish: mexicansk — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Dutch: Mexicaans — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Esperanto: meksikia — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Esperanto: meksika — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Estonian: mehhiko — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Finnish: meksikolainen — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • French: mexicain — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Galician: mexicano — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Georgian: მექსიკური (meksiḳuri) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • German: mexikanisch — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Greek: μεξικάνικος (mexikánikos) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Hawaiian: Mekiko — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Hungarian: mexikói — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Icelandic: mexíkóskur — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Irish: Meicsiceach — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Italian: messicano — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Kazakh: мексикалық (meksikalyq) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Kazakh: мексикандық (meksikandyq) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Latin: mexicānēnsis — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Latvian: meksikāņu — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Lithuanian: meksikietiškas — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Lithuanian: meksikiečių — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mexicansk — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Norwegian Bokmål: meksikansk — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mexicansk — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: meksikansk — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Occitan: mexican — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Occitan: mexicana — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Iranian Persian: مِکْزیکی (mekziki) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Polish: meksykański — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Portuguese: mexicano — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Romanian: mexican — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Romanian: mexicană — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Russian: мексика́нский (meksikánskij) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Serbo-Croatian: мѐксичкӣ — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Serbo-Croatian: mèksičkī — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Slovak: mexický — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Slovene: mehiški — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Spanish: mexicano — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Swedish: mexikansk — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Tajik: мексикагӣ (meksikagi) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Ukrainian: мексика́нський (meksykánsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Welsh: Mecsicanaidd — of or pertaining to Mexico
  • Albanian: meksikan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Arabic: مَكْسِيكِيّ (maksīkiyy) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Arabic: مَكْسِيكِيَّة (maksīkiyya) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Armenian: մեքսիկացի (mekʻsikacʻi) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Asturian: mexicanu — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Asturian: mexicana — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Azerbaijani: meksikalı — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Belarusian: мексіка́нец (mjeksikánjec) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Belarusian: мексіка́нка (mjeksikánka) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Bulgarian: мексика́нец (meksikánec) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Bulgarian: мексика́нка (meksikánka) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Catalan: mexicà — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Catalan: mexicana — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Chickasaw: Oshpaani' — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Chinese Cantonese: 墨西哥人 (mak6 sai1 go1 jan4) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨西哥人 (mòxīgērén) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Czech: Mexičan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Czech: Mexičanka — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Danish: mexicaner — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Dutch: Mexicaan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Dutch: Mexicaanse — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Esperanto: meksikiano — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Esperanto: meksikianino — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Estonian: mehhiklane — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Finnish: meksikolainen — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • French: Mexicain — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • French: Mexicaine — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Galician: mexicano — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Georgian: მექსიკელი (meksiḳeli) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • German: Mexikaner — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • German: Mexikanerin — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Greek: Μεξικανός (Mexikanós) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Greek: Μεξικανή (Mexikaní) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Greek: Μεξικάνα (Mexikána) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Hawaiian: Mekiko — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Hungarian: mexikói — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Icelandic: Mexíkói — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Icelandic: Mexíkani — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Irish: Meicsiceach — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Italian: messicano — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Japanese: メキシコ人 (Mekishikojin) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Korean: 멕시코인 (meksikoin) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Korean: 멕시코 사람 (meksiko saram) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Latvian: meksikānis — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Latvian: meksikāniete — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Lithuanian: meksikietis — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Lithuanian: meksikietė — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Macedonian: Мексика́нец (Meksikánec) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Macedonian: Мексика́нка (Meksikánka) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Marathi: मेक्सिकन (meksikan) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Navajo: Naakáí dinéʼiʼ — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mexicaner — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: meksikaner — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mexican — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mexicanar — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: meksikan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: meksikanar — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Occitan: mexican — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Occitan: mexicana — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Iranian Persian: مِکْزیکی (mekziki) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Plautdietsch: Meksikauna — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Plautdietsch: Meksikaunasche — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Polish: Meksykanin — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Polish: Meksykanka — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Portuguese: mexicano — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Portuguese: mexicana — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Romanian: mexican — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Romanian: mexicană — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Romanian: mexicancă — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Russian: мексика́нец (meksikánec) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Russian: мексика́нка (meksikánka) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Мексика́нац — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Мексиканка — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Meksikánac — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Meksikanka — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Slovak: Mexičan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Slovak: Mexičanka — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Slovene: Mehičan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Slovene: Mehičanka — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Spanish: mexicano — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Spanish: mejicano — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Spanish: mexicana — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Spanish: mejicana — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Swahili: Mmeksiko — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Swedish: mexikan — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Swedish: mexikanska — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Tajik: мексикагӣ (meksikagi) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Taos: kwę́na — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Turkish: Meksikalı — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Ukrainian: мексика́нець (meksykánecʹ) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Ukrainian: мексика́нка (meksykánka) — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Unami: Spanayu — person from Mexico or of Mexican descent
  • Esperanto: hispano — person of any Spanish-speaking country
  • Esperanto: latinamerikano — person of any Spanish-speaking country
  • Finnish: latino — person of any Spanish-speaking country
  • Spanish: latino — person of any Spanish-speaking country
  • Spanish: hispano — person of any Spanish-speaking country
  • Spanish: mexicano — person of any Spanish-speaking country
Real reading context

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