chivas
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los chivas(
chee
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bahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (things) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
2. (colloquial) (culinary) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. popcorn
¿Me das unas chivas? - ¿Qué? - Perdón, les decimos así en Guanajuato.Can I have some popcorn? - What? - Sorry, that's what we call them in Guanajuato.
la chiva, chiva
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. goatee (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Mi padre luce mucho mejor sin esa chiva.My father looks way better without that goatee.
4. (colloquial) (vehicle) (Colombia) (Panama) (Paraguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Paraguay
a. bus
Sara va a trabajar en chiva porque ya no tiene carro.Sara goes to work by bus because she doesn't have a car anymore.
5. (colloquial) (vehicle) (Ecuador) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. bike
¿Me prestas tu chiva para dar una vuelta por la playa?Will you lend me your bike so I can go for a ride around the beach?
6. (vehicle) (Colombia) (Costa Rica) (Ecuador) (Panama)
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Panama
a. party bus
Mis amigos contrataron una chiva para la fiesta de mi cumpleaños de 20 años.My friends hired a party bus for my 20th birthday party.
7. (colloquial) (fib) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. lie
Le he contado a mi madre una chiva para que me dejara salir.I told my mother a lie so that she'd let me go out.
8. (colloquial) (informer) (Cuba) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. snitch (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La banda acusó a Javier de ser chiva después de verlo hablando con la policía.The gang accused Javier of being a snitch after they saw him talking to the cops.
9. (colloquial) (journalism) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Colombia
10. (slang) (heroin) (Mexico)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. horse (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Sabes dónde puedo comprar algo de chiva?Do you know where I can score some horse?
11. (slang) (cocaine) (Mexico)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. coke (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Tira la chiva, güey! Viene en camino la policía.Lose the coke, dude! The cops are coming.
12. (slang) (prude) (Mexico)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. goody-goody (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La chiva de mi prima ni toma ni fuma.My goody-goody of a cousin doesn't drink or smoke.
13. (slang) (illegal act)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. crime
A Marcos lo cacharon cometiendo una chiva en el centro.Marcos got caught committing a crime downtown.
14. (colloquial) (used piece of clothing) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. hand-me-down
Estoy harta de llevar las chivas de mi hermana mayor.I'm sick of wearing my sister's hand-me-downs.
15. (colloquial) (good fortune) (Caribbean) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
16. (colloquial) (horseback riding) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. amateur horse race
¿Quién crees que ganará la chiva en los 15 años de Rubí?Who do you think will win the amateur horse race at Rubi's fifteenth-birthday celebration?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
17. (colloquial) (quick) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
18. (colloquial) (great) (Costa Rica) (El Salvador)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in El Salvador
a. awesome (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Nos van a dar aventón a la playa? ¡Qué chiva!You guys are going to give us a ride to the beach? Awesome!
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
19. (used to express a warning) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. look out (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Chiva con la pelota!Look out for the ball!
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