chica
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
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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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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