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