chica

See also: Chica, chico, and chiça

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).

Noun

chica (plural chicas)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
    • 2005, Magnolia Belle, Black Wolf: Lakota Man:
      "But, I thought you wanted to come with us. There are some hot chicas just waiting for the Black Wolf boys."

Noun

chica (uncountable)

  1. An orange-red dyestuff obtained by boiling the leaves of the bignonia.

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃika/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: chi‧ca

Noun

chica f (plural chicas)

  1. female equivalent of chico: girl
  2. (colloquial) gal, chick

Derived terms

Adjective

chica

  1. feminine singular of chico

Further reading
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