chico

See also: CHICO, Chico, and chi̱co

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chico.

Noun

chico (plural chicos)

  1. (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)

  1. The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.

Etymology 3

Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influenced by chico.

Noun

chico (plural chicos)

  1. (American Southwest, chiefly in the plural) Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.

Guyanese Creole English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

chico

  1. chewing gum

References

  • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 36
  • Henry, Edgar A. (2022) The Guyanese Slang Alphabet, Dorrance Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 47

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cicca.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ko/
 

  • Homophone: Chico
  • Hyphenation: chi‧co

Noun

chico m (plural chicos)

  1. (Portugal, regional) pig
  2. (colloquial) period (menstruation)
  3. (Brazil, regional, colloquial) ass (the anus)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “chico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “chico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology 1

Indirectly related to Latin ciccum (“insignificant thing; trifle”); found in several Romance languages as an expressive creation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiko/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ko]
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  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: chi‧co

Adjective

chico (feminine chica, masculine plural chicos, feminine plural chicas)

  1. small
    Synonym: pequeño
    Antonym: grande
Descendants
  • → Ladino: chiko, ג׳יקו
  • → Papiamentu: chikí, chikitu

Noun

chico m (plural chicos, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas)

  1. boy; kid
    Synonyms: cabro, chamaco, chaval, chavo, muchacho, niño
Descendants

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “chico”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik.

Noun

chico m (plural chicos)

  1. (Mexico) white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica)
  2. (Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor)
    Synonym: mapache

References

Tagalog

Noun

chico (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

  1. alternative spelling of tsiko
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