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chico

1

[ chee-koh ]

noun

  1. Informal. a boy or young man (often used as a nickname or form of address):

    Sorry, chico, but that’s not the killer argument you’d like to think it is!

    We hoped we looked like just a couple of laid-back chicos out for a stroll.



chico

2

[ chee-koh ]

noun

, plural chi·cos.

Chico

3

[ chee-koh ]

noun

  1. a city in central California.
  2. a male given name.

chico

/ ˈtʃiːkəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for greasewood


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chico1

First recorded in 1965–70; from Spanish: “boy,” of expressive origin, representing a common Romance stem found in words for small things; compare Latin ciccum “bagatelle, trifle, worthless object” ( chinchy ( def ) )

Origin of chico2

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Example Sentences

Needless to say, they end up getting Harpo and Chico Marx to play on the team instead.

Orlando “Chico” Morales was convicted of the crime 32 years ago, but the organization strongly believes he is innocent.

Your final gambit has been the Chico Marx line—“Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes”?

Beaten out of a nomination by little-heard-of movies like A Cat in Paris and Chico Rita?

Rodgers hails from Chico, Calif., an idyllic pristine town in Northern California about a three-hour drive from San Francisco.

All his life he planted trees and built roads, and at his great Rancho Chico is one of the largest orchards in the state.

The remainder of the day we spent going down the left bank of the Chico, encountered again at Nanong.

In due course we came to an affluent of our old friend the Chico, and had to ford.

We dropped anchor under the lee of a little island in the Boco Chico, but our engines were throbbing again by break of day.

Chico had trouble with his teeth, and Sancho was in great distress about it.

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