chiquitito

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chiquetito (rare)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish chiquito

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Spanish -ito

Spanish chiquitito

From chiquito + -ito (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtito/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: chi‧qui‧ti‧to

Adjective

chiquitito (feminine chiquitita, masculine plural chiquititos, feminine plural chiquititas)

1. diminutive of chiquito (“tiny”)
2. (of a person) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   desde chiquitito ― since [I was a] kid

Noun

chiquitito m (plural chiquititos, feminine chiquitita, feminine plural chiquititas)

1. diminutive of chiquito (“little boy”)
   • 1995, “Lo que me importa eres tú”, in Está muy bien eso del cariño, performed by Kiko Veneno:

     Desde chiquitito / lo aprendí yo solito / viendo a los periquitos / del gato andaluz

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