Boca Chica

English

Etymology

From Spanish Boca Chica.

• (Rio Grande River): From the low flow of the river at its delta on the Gulf of Mexico, which can completely dry up.

Proper noun

Boca Chica

1. A municipality of the Dominican Republic
2. A delta in the Rio Grande, United States and Mexico
   1. An area of Greater Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States
      1. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Peninsula. A peninsula in Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States
      2. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Beach. A beach in Boca Chica, Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States
      3. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Village. An unincorporated community in Boca Chica, Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States

         Synonyms: (former names) Kennedy Shores, Kopernik Shores

      4. Ellipsis of Boca Chica State Park. A park in Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States
      5. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Highway. A highway in Cameron, Texas, United States
      6. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Boulevard. A street in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States
      7. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Spaceport. A spaceport in Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States

         Synonyms: Brownsville Spaceport, South Texas Spaceport

         Hyponym: Starbase

   2. A region of Tamaulipas, Mexico
3. A key in Florida Keys, Caribbean, Florida, United States
4. A place in Panama
   1. A village in Boca Chica, San Lorenzo district, Chiriqui, Panama
   2. A corregimiento in San Lorenzo district, Chiriquí, Panama

Translations

Dominican Republic

• Spanish: Boca Chica

Mexico-USA

• Spanish: Boca Chica

Panama

• Spanish: Boca Chica

Spanish

Etymology

From boca +‎ chico, literally “little mouth”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌboka ˈt͡ʃika/ [ˌbo.ka ˈt͡ʃi.ka]
• Syllabification: Bo‧ca Chi‧ca

Proper noun

Boca Chica f

1. Boca Chica
   1. a municipality of the Dominican Republic
   2. a delta in the Rio Grande, Mexico and United States
   3. a town in San Lorenzo district, Chiriquí, Panama

Descendants

• English: Boca Chica