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Chico vs Chic - What's the difference?

chico | chic |

As nouns the difference between chico and chic

is that chico is a Latin-American boy; a Latino while chic is good form; style.

As a proper noun Chico

is a city in California.

As an adjective chic is

stylish; elegant.

chico

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (North America, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
  • The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota
  • (American Southwest) sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob (mostly plural)
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    chic

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • stylish; elegant

    • Derived terms

    * ecochic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Good form; style.

    • Usage notes

    * The noun chic is very often used with an attributive noun or adjective modifier, indicating the kind of style; hence "heroin chic", "boho-chic", "shabby chic", and so on.

    Derived terms

    * (List of chics)

    See also

    * ("chic" on Wikipedia) ----