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chico

1 American  
[chee-koh] / ˈtʃi koʊ /

noun

  1. Informal. a boy or young man (often used as a nickname or form of address).

    Sorry, chico, but that’s not the killer argument you’d like to think it is!

    We hoped we looked like just a couple of laid-back chicos out for a stroll.


chico 2 American  
[chee-koh] / ˈtʃi koʊ /

noun

plural

chicos
  1. greasewood.


Chico 3 American  
[chee-koh] / ˈtʃi koʊ /

noun

  1. a city in central California.

  2. a male given name.


chico British  
/ ˈtʃiːkəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for greasewood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chico1

First recorded in 1965–70; from Spanish: “boy,” of expressive origin, representing a common Romance stem found in words for small things; compare Latin ciccum “bagatelle, trifle, worthless object” ( see chinchy ( def. ))

Origin of chico2

Short for chicalote ( def. )

Example Sentences

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En otro grupo, no les gustó que un chico llevara un arete, otro tuviera el pelo largo y un tercero llevara una hebilla de cinturón que no hacía juego.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Después de ser rescatados de la isla en que habían naufragado, un chico y su caballo compiten en una carrera.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2020

Una joven desea huir para casarse con su enamorado en México, pero cuando su padre se entera trata de encerrarla y al escaparse ella se enamora de otro chico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

Wyeth, el ilustrador de las chicas pin-up Alberto Vargas y Norman Theodore Mingo, quien estableció la imagen del chico de la portada de la revista Mad, Alfred E. Neuman.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2015

“Calm down, chico, calm down. She might hear you,” Paco cautions, gesturing toward Lieutenant Rojas’s tent.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García