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chiva

chiva

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See also: Chiva and chivá

English

Etymology

From Spanish chiva.

Noun

chiva (uncountable)

(US, slang) heroin

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiba/ [ˈt͡ʃi.β̞a]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -iba
Syllabification: chi‧va

Etymology 1

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Chiva

A Colombian bus

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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

Adjective

chiva f

feminine singular of chivo

Etymology 2

Verb

chiva

inflection of chivar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“chiva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16