"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 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-chico-en-noun-MIpJQ2Cm Disambiguation of People: 70 5 25 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chico.wav Forms: chicos [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influded 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 Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Grains, Sapote family plants
    Sense id: en-chico-en-noun-2nff3pDt Disambiguation of Fruits: 24 20 55 Disambiguation of Grains: 26 14 60 Disambiguation of Sapote family plants: 30 18 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 12 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 16 7 27 13 1 10 0 1 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 7 28 13 0 10 0 0 13 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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