"chico" meaning in Spanish

See chico in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiko/, [ˈt͡ʃi.ko] Forms: chica [feminine], chicos [masculine, plural], chicas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -iko Etymology: Indirectly related to Latin ciccum (“insignificant thing; trifle”); found in several Romance languages as an expressive creation. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|ciccum||insignificant thing; trifle}} Latin ciccum (“insignificant thing; trifle”), {{sound-symbolic|es|title=expressive}} expressive Head templates: {{es-adj}} chico (feminine chica, masculine plural chicos, feminine plural chicas)
  1. small Synonyms: pequeño
    Sense id: en-chico-es-adj-gduOu7vG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiko/, [ˈt͡ʃi.ko] Forms: chicos [plural], chica [feminine], chicas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -iko Etymology: Indirectly related to Latin ciccum (“insignificant thing; trifle”); found in several Romance languages as an expressive creation. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|ciccum||insignificant thing; trifle}} Latin ciccum (“insignificant thing; trifle”), {{sound-symbolic|es|title=expressive}} expressive Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} chico m (plural chicos, feminine chica, feminine plural chicas)
  1. boy; kid Tags: masculine Synonyms: cabro, chamaco, chaval, chavo, muchacho, niño
    Sense id: en-chico-es-noun-yBK2RLJ2 Categories (other): Age Disambiguation of Age: 0 100 0 0 Derived forms: achicar, chicote, chinchero chico, chiquear, chiquero, chiquillo, chiquitico, chiquitín, chiquitito, chiquito, flamenco chico, letra chica, patria chica, perra chica, pitotoy chico, salteador chico, ve chica
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: chicos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|yua|chiʼik}} Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} chico m (plural chicos)
  1. (Mexico) white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica) Tags: Mexico, masculine
    Sense id: en-chico-es-noun-h9-WLTUa Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address, Children, Procyonids Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 51 45 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 0 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Children: 0 6 49 45 Disambiguation of Procyonids: 0 6 47 48
  2. (Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor) Tags: Mexico, masculine Synonyms: mapache
    Sense id: en-chico-es-noun-1FmlX82d Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address, Children, Procyonids Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 51 45 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 0 5 49 46 Disambiguation of Children: 0 6 49 45 Disambiguation of Procyonids: 0 6 47 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "chavo"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "chico m (plural chicos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Mexican Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white-nosed coati",
          "white-nosed coati"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mexico) white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mexican Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "raccoon (Procyon lotor)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raccoon",
          "raccoon"
        ],
        [
          "Procyon lotor",
          "Procyon lotor#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mapache"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chico"
}

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