chiquitín
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃikiˈtin/
chiquitín is spelled C-H-I-Q-U-I-T-Í-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,127th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chiquitín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “diminutive of chiquito (“little one, little guy”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of chiquito (“very small, very young”).
What does chiquitín mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive of chiquito (“very small, very young”)
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of chiquito (“little one, little guy”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un niño: de poca edad.
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 chiquitín
- chiquitina feminine
- chiquitines masculine plural
- chiquitinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chiquitín?
- /t͡ʃikiˈtin/
- [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪ĩn]
- [t͡ʃikiˈt̪ĩn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chiquitín in Spanish?
chiquitín appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).