chiva
See also: Chiva and chivá
English
Etymology
From Spanish chiva.
Noun
chiva (uncountable)
- (US, slang) heroin
Spanish
A Colombian bus
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Audio (Colombia) (file) - IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiba/ [ˈt͡ʃi.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: chi‧va
Noun
chiva f (plural chivas)
- blanket, coverlet
- goatee, beard
- Synonyms: barba de chivo, chivera, perilla, piocha
- shutout in a game of dominoes
- (Chile, colloquial) (false) pretence, lame excuse
- (slang) heroin
- (Colombia) A type of colored bus in Colombia.
Noun
chiva f (plural chivas, masculine chivo, masculine plural chivos)
- female equivalent of chivo; young female goat, kid
Related terms
- chivarras
- chivarro
- chivata
- chivato
- chivera
- chivetero
- chivo
Adjective
chiva f
- feminine singular of chivo
Verb
chiva
- inflection of chivar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “chiva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014