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bicho

Pronunciation: /ˈbit͡ʃo/

“bicho” is a Spanish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bug
  2. vermin
  3. beast (non-human animal)
  4. vulva
  5. penis
  6. youngster, kid (boy, or young man)

In Spanish

  1. Ser vivo, generalmente con capacidad de movimiento.
  2. En particular, cualquier animal artrópodo similar a un insecto1, pertenezca o no a esta clase, incluyendo arañas, ciempiés, etc.
  3. Toro de lidia.
  4. Parásito del sistema intestinal.
  5. Pene.
  6. Objeto, cosa, en particular de pequeño tamaño.
  7. Obsesión o fuerte gusto por determinada actividad, o entidad que los produce.
  8. Persona joven, en su infancia o mocedad.
  9. Novio.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast. Compare with the inherited doublet bicha and the direct borrowing bestia.

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