chico

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noun

A Latin-American boy; a Latino.

OriginSpanish chico ← Latin cīccum →
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Meanings

chico1

nounchico (plural chicos)

plural chicos

  1. CanadaUSinformalA Latin-American boy; a Latino.

chico2

nounchico (plural chicos)

plural chicos

  1. The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.

chico3

nounchico (plural chicos)

plural chicos

  1. in pluralAmerican SouthwestSweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.

Chico4

proper noun
  1. A city in Butte County, California, United States.
  2. An unincorporated census-designated place in Washington, United States.
  3. A city in Texas, United States.
  4. A diminutive of the male given name Francisco, from Portuguese.

Origin

chico · noun

  1. Latincīccum
  2. Spanishchico
  3. Englishchico

Borrowed from Spanish chico.

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chico · noun

  1. Nahuatlxicotzapotl
  2. Spanishchicozapote
  3. Englishchico

Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote (through a regional abbreviation), from Nahuatl xicotzapotl. Cognate of chicle.

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chico · noun

  1. Spanishchoclo
  2. Englishchico

Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influenced by chico.

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Cite this entry
APA

chico. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chico

MLA

“chico.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chico. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chico,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chico.

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