Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 1.1.1 Noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
- 1.2.1 Noun
- 1.3 See also
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 2 Sicilian
- 2.1 Alternative forms
- 2.2 Etymology
- 2.3 Pronunciation
- 2.4 Noun
- 2.4.1 Derived terms
- 2.4.2 Related terms
- 2.4.3 See also
- 3 Spanish
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Noun
- 3.2.1 Derived terms
- 3.3 Adjective
- 3.4 Further reading
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).
Noun[edit]
chica (plural chicas)
See Also
DID - Slang/Internet SlangRaton | Mountain Town, Historic Sitebaka - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryVocê Merece Até a Lua: A Guide to Compliments in Portuguese - PortuguesePod101.com Blog- (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
2005, Magnolia Belle, Black Wolf: Lakota Man:
"But, I thought you wanted to come with us. There are some hot chicas just waiting for the Black Wolf boys."
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
chica (uncountable)
See also[edit]
Sicilian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cica (palatalized)
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin plica, a derivative of Classical Latin plicō (“I fold, bend or flex; I roll up”). Compare Italian plica.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chicaf (plural chichi)
- (literally and figuratively, obsolete or literary) fold, crease, wrinkle
- (anatomy) fold, line, crease
- Synonym: lìnia
Macari tu t'a-ritrovi a chica simiana ntî parma dî manu?!
- Do you also find the simian line on your hands?
- sympathy, inclination towards someone
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chicaf (plural chicas)
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
chica
Further reading[edit]
- “chico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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