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chiche.

mean, stingy

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʃiʃ/

  1. mean, stingy

  2. scanty, meagre, stingy

  3. able, capable

    colloquial · predicative
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French chiche, possibly from or related to Latin cīccum, or alternatively an expressive or onomatopoetic expression (compare Spanish chico, Catalan xic). The interjection probably derives from the "capable" sense, suggesting in its usage "not capable".

intj/ʃiʃ/

  1. I dare you!

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French chiche, possibly from or related to Latin cīccum, or alternatively an expressive or onomatopoetic expression (compare Spanish chico, Catalan xic). The interjection probably derives from the "capable" sense, suggesting in its usage "not capable".

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