chite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English shit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃite/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ite
Syllabification: chi‧te

Interjection

¡chite!

(New Mexico, vulgar) shit!

References

Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

“chite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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