bicho
Spanish, noun/ˈbit͡ʃo/
bicho is spelled B-I-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,778th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bicho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ser vivo, generalmente con capacidad de movimiento”.
What does bicho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebug
- 2
masculinevermin
- 3
masculinebeast (non-human animal)
- 4
masculinevulgarvulva
- 5
masculinevulgarpenis
- 6
colloquialderogatorymasculineyoungster, kid (boy, or young man)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ser vivo, generalmente con capacidad de movimiento. 2. En particular, cualquier animal artrópodo similar a un insecto₁, pertenezca o no a esta clase, incluyendo arañas, ciempiés, etc. 3. Toro de lidia. 4. Parásito del sistema intestinal.
noun: 1. Persona, en particular si es de poca valía o mal aspecto. 2. Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad. 3. Novio. 4. Persona de inteligencia alerta, aguda y perspicaz.
adjective: 1. Joven.
adjective: 1. Dicho de alguien: De gran astucia o capacidad para sacar provecho de las situaciones. 2. Dicho de alguien: Con gran experiencia o capacidad.
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 bicho
- bichos plural
- bicha feminine
- bichas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bicho?
- /ˈbit͡ʃo/
- [ˈbi.t͡ʃo]
- [ˈbit͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bicho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bicho in Spanish?
bicho appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).