chica
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).
Noun
[edit]chica (plural chicas)
- (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."
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]chica (uncountable)
See also
[edit]Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- cica (palatalized)
Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin plica, a derivative of Classical Latin plicō (“fold, bend or flex; roll up”). Compare Italian plica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chica f (plural chichi)
- (literally and figuratively, obsolete or literary) fold, crease, wrinkle
- (anatomy) fold, line, crease
- Synonym: lìnia
- Macari tu t'a-ritrovi a chica simiana ntî parma dî manu?!
- Do you also find the simian line on your hands?
- sympathy, inclination towards someone
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chica f (plural chicas)
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]chica
Further reading
[edit]- “chico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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