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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

“My dad had a house in Chico, so I had somewhere to go. A lot of people were living in tents at Walmart.”

The morning of the Camp fire, he had a doctor’s appointment in Chico and left his home in Paradise before the town was engulfed.

She then led Division II Chico State, posting an 86-31 record.

“These are people who committed crimes and are being punished for those crimes,” said Jeff Greeson, a prosecutor from Chico who voted against Proposition 6.

To-Go Ware is a local company based in Chico, Calif. — D.V.

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