Chipparita?
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hello, A native speaker at my place of work, Salvadore, says "hola chipparita (?)" to me in the morning. what does this mean? thank you!
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updated Dec 4, 2009
posted by jojohoyt
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Sí, Chaparrita. ¡No te preocupas!
Yes, Chaparrita, don't worry. I have found it odd that there are so many terms of endearment based on descriptions of physical characteristics. (e.g. flaquito, gordita, morenito, blanquita, y más) But that's how it is.
A mí me llaman 'Chaparrito'. They call me 'Chaparrito'. 
Perhaps hispanics find it odd that English speakers (at least in the US) use terms of endearment based on food. (e.g. dumpling, pumpkin, sugar, sweetie pie, honey, muffin, etc.) 
updated Dec 4, 2009
posted by chaparrito
I was hoping that you'd see this post. :-) - --Mariana--, Dec 4, 2009
How could I miss? ;-) - chaparrito, Dec 4, 2009
Soooo....fatso and shorty are "terms of endearment" in Spanish? Interesting. - webdunce, Dec 4, 2009
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Chaparrita would mean a short girl/woman. It's a term of endearment and a positive thing. Kind of like the slang "shorty."
updated Dec 4, 2009
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
I have to say, 'shorty' just doesn't sound as endearing as 'chaparrita' does, ¿verdad? :-D - chaparrito, Dec 4, 2009
