"chico" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chico.wav [US] Forms: chicos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Yucatec Maya chiʼikbor. Spanish chicobor. English chico Borrowed from Spanish chico. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:chico|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Yucatec Maya chiʼikbor. Spanish chicobor. English chico [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Yucatec Maya", "term" : "chiʼik", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "yua" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "chico", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chico", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chico"> Borrowed from 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 referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Fruits, Grains Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 18 1 14 0 1 1 19 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 9 7 16 1 12 0 1 1 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 9 7 16 1 12 0 1 1 17 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 17 1 13 0 1 1 18 15 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 [US] 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: 19 69 12
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 [US] 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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