chico
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]
Noun[edit]
chico m (plural chicos)
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)
Usage notes[edit]
The noun chico is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “chico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
References[edit]
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik.
Noun[edit]
chico m (plural chicos)
References[edit]
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 583
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