"chico" meaning in English

See chico in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chico.wav Forms: chicos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chico. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chico}} Spanish chico Head templates: {{en-noun}} chico (plural chicos)
  1. (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino. Tags: Canada, US, informal
    Sense id: en-chico-en-noun-MIpJQ2Cm Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Fruits, Grains Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 9 8 16 1 12 0 1 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 9 8 16 1 12 0 1 17 14 Disambiguation of Fruits: 47 39 13 Disambiguation of Grains: 44 27 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chico.wav Forms: chicos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote (through a regional abbreviation), from Nahuatl xicotzapotl. Cognate of chicle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chicozapote}} Spanish chicozapote, {{der|en|nah|xicotzapotl}} Nahuatl xicotzapotl Head templates: {{en-noun}} chico (plural chicos)
  1. The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
    Sense id: en-chico-en-noun-IIjSm18Q Categories (other): Fruits, Sapote family plants Disambiguation of Fruits: 47 39 13 Disambiguation of Sapote family plants: 21 66 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chico.wav Forms: chicos [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influenced by chico. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|choclo}} Spanish choclo Head templates: {{en-noun}} chico (plural chicos)
  1. (American Southwest, chiefly in the plural) Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-chico-en-noun-2nff3pDt Categories (other): Fruits Disambiguation of Fruits: 47 39 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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