chico

chico

See also: CHICO, Chico, and chi̱co

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Spanish chicobor.
English chico

    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

     
     

    • 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 Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. ^ “chico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

    Further reading

    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. (chiefly Latin America, dated and uncommon in Spain) 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
    2. guy, lad
    Descendants

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “chico”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (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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