chivito
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiˈbito/
chivito is spelled C-H-I-V-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 109,730th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chivito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chivito, a Uruguayan sandwich” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of chivo (“little goat”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sánguche de carne vacuna y otros ingredientes, generalmente aderezado con mayonesa y acompañado de papas…”.
What does chivito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of chivo (“little goat”)
- 2
masculinechivito, a Uruguayan sandwich
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sánguche de carne vacuna y otros ingredientes, generalmente aderezado con mayonesa y acompañado de papas fritas, algunas veces con ensalada rusa u otra guarnición.
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 chivito
- chivitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chivito?
- /t͡ʃiˈbito/
- [t͡ʃiˈβ̞i.t̪o]
- [t͡ʃiˈβ̞it̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chivito in Spanish?
chivito appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).