chiva
Spanish, noun
chiva is spelled C-H-I-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,307th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chiva is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “blanket, coverlet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chivo: young female goat, kid. With an accent, chivá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of chivar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Capra hircus) Mamífero doméstico de la subfamilia Caprinae, de aproximadamente un metro de altura, muy ágil…”.
What does chiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblanket, coverlet
- 2
femininegoatee, beard
- 3
feminineshutout in a game of dominoes
- 4
colloquialfeminine(false) pretence, lame excuse
- 5
feminineslangheroin
- 6
femininea type of colored bus in Colombia
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chivo: young female goat, kid
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chivo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of chivar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Capra hircus) Mamífero doméstico de la subfamilia Caprinae, de aproximadamente un metro de altura, muy ágil para moverse entre riscos, con pelaje y cola cortos, cuernos hacia atrás y un mechón que le cuelga de la barbilla. 2. Hembra del chivo (Capra hircus). 3. Cría de la cabra, chivo o chiva. 4. Porción de barba que se deja crecer en el mentón, con o sin bigote, y con las mejillas afeitadas.
adverb: 1. Según se desea o necesita: muy bien. 2. Expresa afirmación, confirmación o consentimiento: Sí₁.
noun: 1. Persona que denuncia o acusa al posible autor de una acción ilegal.
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 chiva
- chivas plural
- chivo masculine
- chivos masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to chiva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chiva in Spanish?
chiva appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).