chiquito

See also: Chiquito

Spanish

Etymology

From chico (“boy”) +‎ -ito (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈkito/, [t͡ʃiˈkit̪o]

Adjective

chiquito (feminine singular chiquita, masculine plural chiquitos, feminine plural chiquitas)

Diminutive of chico small, tiny

Noun

chiquito m (plural chiquitos, feminine chiquita, feminine plural chiquitas)

little boy
little child (when the child's gender is not known)

Derived terms

(diminutive chiquitillo, chiquitín, or chiquitito)

Further reading

“chiquito” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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