chico
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃiko/
chico is spelled C-H-I-C-O (5 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,240th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “boy; kid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Menor de edad”.
What does chico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
small
noun
- 1
masculineboy; kid
- 2
masculineguy, lad
- 3
masculineterm of address equivalent to English guys, feminine form chicas
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinewhite-nosed coati (Nasua Narica)
- 2
Mexicomasculineraccoon (Procyon lotor)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de lo que tiene un tamaño reducido o menor en comparación con otras cosas o seres vivos.
noun: 1. Menor de edad. 2. Persona joven, no necesariamente menor de edad. 3. Persona de baja estatura. 4. Vocativo usado para dirigirse a personas relativamente jóvenes.
noun: 1. Vaso de vino de pequeño tamaño. 2. Antigua medida de vino, equivalente a 168 mililitros. 3. Medio centavo. 4. Árbol americano de la familia de las Sapotáceas, que da un fruto dulce y suave al paladar.
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 chico
- chica feminine
- chicos masculine plural
- chicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chico?
- /ˈt͡ʃiko/
- [ˈt͡ʃi.ko]
- [ˈt͡ʃiko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chico in Spanish?
chico appears 71 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).