chito
Spanish, interjection/ˈt͡ʃito/
chito is spelled C-H-I-T-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chito is a Spanish interjection meaning “shh, hush, silence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se usa para exigir silencio”.
What does chito mean in English?
interjection
- 1
shh, hush, silence
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Se usa para exigir silencio.
noun: 1. Juego consistente en derribar con tejos un hueso (chito) sobre el que se pone dinero. Es similar a la chita.
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 chito
- chitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chito?
- /ˈt͡ʃito/
- [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪o]
- [ˈt͡ʃit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chito in Spanish?
chito appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).