CHICO

Marx, Leonard Marx, Chico

(noun) United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

chico (plural chicos)

(North America, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino.

Etymology 2

Noun

chico (plural chicos)

The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota

Etymology 3

Noun

chico (plural chicos)

(American Southwest, chiefly, in the plural) Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.

Proper noun

Chico

A city in Butte County, California, United States.

An unincorporated census-designated place in Washington, United States.

A city in Texas, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Chi"co, n.

1. Var. of Chica.

2. The common greasewood of the western United States (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).

3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the marmalade tree or its fruit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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