chico
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
chico (plural chicos)
- (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote (through a regional abbreviation), from Nahuatl xicotzapotl. Cognate of chicle.
Noun[edit]
chico (plural chicos)
- The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
Etymology 3[edit]
Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influded by chico.
Noun[edit]
chico (plural chicos)
- (American Southwest, chiefly in the plural) Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chico m (plural chicos)
- (Brazil, colloquial) period (menstruation)
- (Brazil, regional, colloquial) ass (the anus)
- (Portugal, regional) pig
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Indirectly related to Latin ciccum (“insignificant thing; trifle”); found in several Romance languages as an expressive creation.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
chico (feminine chica, masculine plural chicos, feminine plural chicas)
Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
chico m (plural chicos, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas)
Descendants[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading[edit]
- “chico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik.
Noun[edit]
chico m (plural chicos)
- (Mexico) white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica)
- (Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Synonym: mapache
References[edit]
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 583
Tagalog[edit]
Noun[edit]
chico (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)
- Alternative spelling of tsiko
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