chanchito

== English == === Noun === chanchito (plural chanchitos) Australoheros facetus, the chameleon cichlid. == Spanish == === Etymology === From chancho + -ito. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃito/ [t͡ʃãnʲˈt͡ʃi.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: chan‧chi‧to === Noun === chanchito m (plural chanchitos) (Latin America) piglet (Rioplatense, Andes Mountains, Costa Rica, Nicaragua) piggy bank Synonyms: (Spain) hucha, (Latin America, Philippines, Canary Islands, Andalusia) alcancía, (Mexico, Venezuela) cochinito, (Guatemala) cochito, (Colombia) marranito, (Mexico) puerquito, (El Salvador) tunquito ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chanchito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025