chiquito

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Spanish

Etymology

From chico (“boy”) +‎ -ito (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkito/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: chi‧qui‧to

Adjective

chiquito (feminine chiquita, masculine plural chiquitos, feminine plural chiquitas)

  1. diminutive of chico (“small, tiny”)

Noun

chiquito m (plural chiquitos, feminine chiquita, feminine plural chiquitas)

  1. diminutive of chico (“kiddo, little one, little boy, little guy; little child”)
  2. (colloquial, chiefly euphemistic, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador) anus

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