chica
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃika/
chica is spelled C-H-I-C-A (5 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written Spanish, the 936th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chica is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gal, chick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chico: girl. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En el mus: jugada en la que se tiene las cartas de menor numeración”.
What does chica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chico: girl
- 2
colloquialfemininegal, chick
- 3
feminineA spice made from the Sobralia orchid.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En el mus: jugada en la que se tiene las cartas de menor numeración. 2. Perra chica.
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 chica
- chicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chica?
- /ˈt͡ʃika/
- [ˈt͡ʃi.ka]
- [ˈt͡ʃika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chica in Spanish?
chica appears 93 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).