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chico

/tʃˈikˌoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
chico
IPA
/tʃˈikˌoʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Latin-American boy; a Latino.

Canadian usage; American usage; Informal

noun

The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.

noun

Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.

name

A city in Butte County, California, United States.

name

An unincorporated census-designated place in Washington, United States.

name

A city in Texas, United States.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Francisco, from Portuguese.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cīccumder. Spanish chicobor. English chico Borrowed from Spanish chico.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

chicos (plural)

Rhymes With

noriko talarico

Questions

How do you pronounce chico?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈikˌoʊ/.
What does chico mean?
A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
Where does chico come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce chico

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