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chico's

Spanish translation: chico y niño

19:37 Jan 15, 2007
Spanish language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Spanish term or phrase: chico's
I am writing a humor article and want to refer to the store named Chico's.
One translation I found was that chico means boy.
Spanish words nino and muchacho also mean boy.
Would they have 3 words in Spanish that all mean boy?
What does Chico's translate to in English?
What context is chico used vs. nino or muchacho?

many thanks:)
Leslie Clark
leslie Clark
Selected answer:chico y niño
Explanation:
niño = más pequeño (de 1 a 8 años aproximadamente)
chico = de 8 a 15-16
joven = de 16 en adelante

(Esto es en España, en general, aunque depende del contexto se puede utilizar uno u otro).
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María José Iglesias
Italy
Local time: 23:17
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Thanks, that was helpful with listing ages: nino 1-8 yrs, chico 8-16.
Good thing I already knew nino/Spanish = boy/English, otherwise could be very confusing to have a English definition in Spanish. I had Spanish word Chico's and needed the English interpretation of the Spanish word. Still confusing that ' apostrophe's are not used in Spanish.

I heard that the Chico's womens clothing store in USA originated in Florida and they named it after a male parrot! So it must be a boy parrot age 8-16:) Funny how none of it makes sense but they make alot of $ at their stores:)

Thanks for helping bridge the way of understanding.

Sincerely,

Leslie Clark
Colorado
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4 +1chico/muchacho vs. niño
Monika Jakacka Márquez
4 +1chico y niño
María José Iglesias
5chico, muchacho, chaval = a teen age , niño = boy (American) child (British)
momo savino


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chico/muchacho vs. niño


Explanation:
Chico and muchacho mean more or less the same. The difference is, for me, purely stylistic.
Niño means "child" (male sex)

:)

M.

Monika Jakacka Márquez
Spain
Local time: 23:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Chico/muchacho/chamaco are more or less the same, yes.
12 mins
  -> Gracias :)
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chico y niño


Explanation:
niño = más pequeño (de 1 a 8 años aproximadamente)
chico = de 8 a 15-16
joven = de 16 en adelante

(Esto es en España, en general, aunque depende del contexto se puede utilizar uno u otro).

María José Iglesias
Italy
Local time: 23:17
Grading comment
Thanks, that was helpful with listing ages: nino 1-8 yrs, chico 8-16.
Good thing I already knew nino/Spanish = boy/English, otherwise could be very confusing to have a English definition in Spanish. I had Spanish word Chico's and needed the English interpretation of the Spanish word. Still confusing that ' apostrophe's are not used in Spanish.

I heard that the Chico's womens clothing store in USA originated in Florida and they named it after a male parrot! So it must be a boy parrot age 8-16:) Funny how none of it makes sense but they make alot of $ at their stores:)

Thanks for helping bridge the way of understanding.

Sincerely,

Leslie Clark
Colorado

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
13 mins
agree  Margarita M. Martínez: Y joven en tu escala equivaldría al "muchacho" que consulta Leslie. Sin embargo, la firma chico's es más para "bebés" que para chicos (según tu escala) o "chicos" (adjetivo) en el sentido de niños chicos..., es mi forma de verlo. :)
29 mins
  -> Sí, quizá en este contexto más que ceñirse al significado "literal" se trata de una elección de marketing.
disagree  Mercedes Alonso: chico es más amplio, no se diferencia de niño por edad
60 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chico, muchacho, chaval = a teen age , niño = boy (American) child (British)


Explanation:
:)
un chaval, chico o muchacho is older than a niño

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2007-01-17 12:35:14 GMT)
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***chico*** also means "small" in several Latin American countries

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2007-01-17 12:36:21 GMT)
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**chicos** (not chico's) would just be the plural of **chico**

momo savino
Switzerland
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
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