chivo

See also: chivó

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chivo

Noun

chivo

goat

Morelos Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chivo.

Noun

chivo

goat

References

Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 9

Spanish

Etymology

Compare with Portuguese chibo, French chèvre

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃibo/, [ˈt͡ʃiβo]

Noun

chivo m (plural chivos, feminine chiva, feminine plural chivas)

goat (animal)
(Nicaragua) A male who lives with a prostitute and benefits from her earnings, a pimp.
(Cuba) informer, traitor
(Louisiana Spanish) someone from the city

Synonyms

(animal): cabra, cabro
(pimp): proxeneta, cabrón, cafiche
(informer): delator

Adjective

chivo (feminine singular chiva, masculine plural chivos, feminine plural chivas)

(El Salvador, slang) cool, awesome (said of a thing)
Me encanta tu diseño, ¡qué chivo! - I love your design, it's so cool!

Synonyms

genial
chévere (Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, slang)
guay (Spain, slang)
padre (Mexico, slang)
chido (Mexico, slang)
bacán (Chile, slang)

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