chica

Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).

chica (plural chicas)

1. (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."

chica (uncountable)

1. An orange-red dyestuff obtained by boiling the leaves of the bignonia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃika/

chica

1. Feminine singular of adjective chico.

chica f (plural chicas, masculine chico, masculine plural chicos)

1. feminine equivalent of chico, girl

The noun chico is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.