achicado
Spanish, adjective/at͡ʃiˈkado/
achicado is spelled A-C-H-I-C-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish, the 155,407th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Achicado is a Spanish adjective meaning “childish, childlike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of achicar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Similar en aspecto o forma a la de un niño o a lo que hace niño”.
What does achicado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
childish, childlike
verb
- 1
past participle of achicar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Similar en aspecto o forma a la de un niño o a lo que hace niño. 2. Participio de achicar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of achicado
- achicada feminine
- achicados masculine plural
- achicadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce achicado?
- /at͡ʃiˈkado/
- [a.t͡ʃiˈka.ð̞o]
- [at͡ʃiˈkað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is achicado in Spanish?
achicado appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).