etymology of chicano

[Charles C Doyle]

>From the OED:

Etymology:  < Mexican Spanish alteration of Spanish mejicano Mexican.

--Charlie
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Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 9:24 AM
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A student of my husband's claimed in class that the word chicano originated as a blend, chico + mexicano.

Any info?

(checked the archive and found a lot on chicano but nothing on the etymology of the word, but I may have missed it)

Michael

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