chica

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See also: Chica, chico, and chiça

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish chica (girl).

Noun[edit]

chica (plural chicas)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
    • 2005, Magnolia Belle, Black Wolf: Lakota Man:
      "But, I thought you wanted to come with us. There are some hot chicas just waiting for the Black Wolf boys."

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

chica (uncountable)

  1. An orange-red dyestuff obtained by boiling the leaves of the bignonia.

See also[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃika/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: chi‧ca

Noun[edit]

chica f (plural chicas)

  1. female equivalent of chico: girl
  2. (colloquial) gal, chick
  3. A spice made from the Sobralia orchid.

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

chica

  1. feminine singular of chico

Further reading[edit]