chica

[ chee-kuh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a girl or young woman (often used as a form of address): chico ¹( def ).

   You are one brave chica, ordering swimwear online right before you leave for vacation!

   Thanks, chicas, it really feels better to know that others are going through similar situations.

2. a girlfriend or sweetheart:

   When are you and your chica planning to visit us?

Word History and Origins

Origin of chica¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from Spanish: “girl,” feminine of chico ¹( def )

Example Sentences

"You have had a visitor this morning, Chica," said Don Alfonso, in a more natural tone than she had heard him speak in for weeks.

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When our credit played out there, Liverpool, whose stomach overshadowed his sensations of noblesse oblige, married Chica.

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This was washed down with ‘chica,’ and afterwards the padre and I indulged in a cigarette and a chat.

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The 16th, which was the day next after the landing, the Castle of Bocca-chica surrendered.

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Great steel bottles, large as Chica: bits of bottles, carrying off men's heads?

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