Mexican-American

[mek-si-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn]

Mex·i·can-A·mer·i·can

[mek-si-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn]
noun
1.
Also, Mexican American. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to Mexican-Americans or their culture; Chicano.

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Mexican-american has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1950–55
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mexican-american

noun
a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States 
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