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Chico

Chico

See also: chico and CHICO

English

Proper noun

Chico

  1. A city in California
  2. An unincorporated census-designated place in Washington
  3. A city in Texas

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chico m

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Francisco

chico

chico

See also: CHICO and Chico

English

Noun

chico (plural chicos)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
  2. The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota
  3. (American Southwest) sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob (mostly plural)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃi.ko/

Etymology

From Latin ciccum.

Adjective

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

  1. small

Synonyms

Noun

chico m (plural chicos, feminine chica)

  1. boy; kid

Usage notes

The noun chico is like several other 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.

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Tagalog

Noun

chico

  1. sapodilla fruit