chiva

See also: Chiva and chivá

English

Etymology

From Spanish chiva.

Noun

chiva (uncountable)

1. (US, slang) heroin

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiba/ [ˈt͡ʃi.β̞a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: chi‧va

Etymology 1

A Colombian bus

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Noun

chiva f (plural chivas)

1. blanket, coverlet
2. goatee, beard

   Synonyms: barba de chivo, chivera, perilla, piocha

3. shutout in a game of dominoes
4. (Chile, colloquial) (false) pretence, lame excuse
5. (slang) heroin
6. (Colombia) a type of colored bus in Colombia

Noun

chiva f (plural chivas, masculine chivo, masculine plural chivos)

1. female equivalent of chivo; young female goat, kid

Related terms

• chivarras
• chivarro
• chivata
• chivato
• chivera
• chivetero
• chivo

 

Adjective

chiva f

1. feminine singular of chivo

Etymology 2

Verb

chiva

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

Further reading

• “chiva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chiva” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010