"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 Categories (topical): Age, Children Synonyms: cabro, chamaco, chaval, chavo, muchacho, niño
    Sense id: en-chico-es-noun-yBK2RLJ2 Disambiguation of Age: 0 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Children: 0 82 9 9 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 Categories (lifeform): Procyonids
    Sense id: en-chico-es-noun-h9-WLTUa Disambiguation of Procyonids: 0 4 48 49 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 52 46 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 0 3 49 47
  2. (Mexico) raccoon (Procyon lotor) Tags: Mexico, masculine Categories (lifeform): Procyonids Synonyms: mapache
    Sense id: en-chico-es-noun-1FmlX82d Disambiguation of Procyonids: 0 4 48 49 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 52 46 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 0 3 49 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico"
  ],
  "word": "chico"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Yucatec Maya",
    "Spanish terms derived from Yucatec Maya",
    "Spanish terms of address",
    "es:Age",
    "es:Children",
    "es:Procyonids"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "yua",
        "3": "chiʼik"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chicos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "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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