chico

[ chee-koh ]

/ ˈtʃi koʊ /

noun, plural chi·cos.

greasewood(def 1).

Nearby words

chiclayo, chicle, chiclero's ulcer, chiclets, chicly, chico, chicom, chicopee, chicory, chicoutimi, chid

Origin of chico

short for chicalote

Definition for chico (2 of 2)

Chico

[ chee-koh ]

/ ˈtʃi koʊ /

noun

a city in central California.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for chico

Needless to say, they end up getting Harpo and Chico Marx to play on the team instead.
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Orlando “Chico” Morales was convicted of the crime 32 years ago, but the organization strongly believes he is innocent.
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Your final gambit has been the Chico Marx line—“Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes”?
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Beaten out of a nomination by little-heard-of movies like A Cat in Paris and Chico Rita?
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Rodgers hails from Chico, Calif., an idyllic pristine town in Northern California about a three-hour drive from San Francisco.
Aaron Rodgers: the NFL’s Best Quarterback of All Time|Allen Barra|January 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The most interesting part of Chico is unquestionably the skull.
A Bilateral Division of the Parietal Bone in a Chimpanzee; with a Special Reference to the Oblique Sutures in the Parietal|Ales Hrdlicka
Let us paste right on there the Chico letter, April 3, 1878.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
It is utterly impossible for the man who wrote that "Chico Springs" to make that mark on the stamp.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
The monster darted forward; and poor Chico, before he was aware of his danger, was seized by its huge jaws.
In the Wilds of Africa|W.H.G. Kingston
"If we run a mile more to leeward we'll be right in her track," shouted El Chico from aloft.
A Desperate Voyage|Edward Frederick Knight

British Dictionary definitions for chico

chico

/ (ˈtʃiːkəʊ) /

noun plural -cos

another name for greasewood (def. 1)

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