chico

nounnounnounattested in dialogue

United States

A Latin-American boy; a Latino.

noun

1
informalA Latin-American boy; a Latino.

Etymology

Etymology tree Yucatec Maya chiʼikbor. Spanish chicobor. English chico Borrowed from Spanish chico.

noun

1
The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.

Etymology

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

noun

1
Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.

Etymology

Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influenced by chico.

Forms

plural: chicos

Chick · A surname.chicken · A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus…Chicken · A census-designated place in Alaska.

chico · A Latin-American boy; a Latino.

Chico · A city in Butte County, California, United States.chief · The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit,…Chief · A township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.

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