chido

Ibatan

Noun

chido

1. earwax

Matsés

Noun

chido

1. woman

Further reading

• David W. Fleck, Causation in Matses, in The Grammar of Causation and Interpersonal Manipulation, edited by Masayoshi Shibatani

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Asturian xidu (“nice, beautiful”), brought to Mexico by a wave of Asturian immigrants in the 19th century. Or, possibly from the slang chiro (“excellent”). Not to be confused with chivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃido/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: chi‧do

Adjective

chido (feminine chida, masculine plural chidos, feminine plural chidas)

1. (Mexico, slang) cool, acceptable, easy

   Synonyms: padre, guay, chévere

Further reading

• “chido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “chido”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “chido”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
• Roumagnac, Carlos (1904): Los Criminales in México