Mexican vs Mexican-American

Mexican and Mexican-American both are nouns.

Mexican is an adjective but Mexican-American is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mexican	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mexican-American	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mexican-American is a hyponym of Mexican; that is, Mexican-American is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Mexican:

Mexican: a native or inhabitant of Mexico
Mexican-American: a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States

Other hyponyms of Mexican include Taracahitian, Chicano, greaser, taco, wetback, Mexicano.

Mexican (noun)	Mexican-American (noun)
a native or inhabitant of Mexico	a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States

Mexican (adjective)	Mexican-American (adjective)
of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants

Mexican vs Mexican-American

Mexican and Mexican-American both are nouns.

Mexican is an adjective but Mexican-American is not an adjective.

Words related to "Mexican"

Words related to "Mexican-American"