Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
mexican-american is a noun meaning "a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States". It carries one recorded sense.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mexican-american come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.