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chica

See also: Chica, chico, and chiça

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).

Noun

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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."

Etymology 2

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Noun

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chica (uncountable)

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

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin plica, a derivative of Classical Latin plicō (“fold, bend or flex; roll up”). Compare Italian plica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈki.ka/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: chì‧ca

Noun

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chica f (plural chichi)

  1. (literally and figuratively, obsolete or literary) fold, crease, wrinkle
  2. (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?
  3. sympathy, inclination towards someone

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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chica f (plural chicas)

  1. female equivalent of chico: girl
  2. (colloquial) gal, chick
  3. A spice made from the Sobralia orchid.

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Adjective

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chica

  1. feminine singular of chico

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