n. a half-breed, especially one having French blood; Métis.
See also: bois-brûlé
- 1860  (1956)  Frequently, too, pure-blooded French Voyageurs, if they live entirely among the Indians, and inter-marry with them, are counted among the Chicots.
- 1942  Some of the singers, particularly among the Bois-Brules or Chicots, were endowed with a gift for song-making. . . .