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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 chicos.

Chico

3

[ chee-koh ]

noun

  1. a city in central California.
  2. a male given name.

chico

/ ˈʃːəʊ /

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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In Chico, 90 miles north of Sacramento, the emergency room at the only hospital in town has seen a sharp increase in patients over the past decade, due in part to a lack of primary care providers in the area.

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“I am not interested in doing menopause and Chico’s jokes,” she said.

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They were stationed in Pendleton, Ore., and Chico, Calif., where they responded to 36 fires and made 1,200 jumps, according to the U.S.

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Cook, who lives in Chico, will be responsible for implementing and enforcing federal environmental laws in Region 9, which includes California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, the Pacific Islands and 148 tribal nations.

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After the wildlife officers got back to their stomping grounds, they wrote up search warrants — one for the couple’s Chico home and another for the family member in Napa County with the fondness for taxidermy.

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