chiva

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish chiva. === Noun === chiva (uncountable) (US, slang) heroin == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiba/ [ˈt͡ʃi.β̞a] Rhymes: -iba Syllabification: chi‧va === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== chiva f (plural chivas) blanket, coverlet goatee, beard Synonyms: barba de chivo, chivera, perilla, piocha shutout in a game of dominoes (Chile, colloquial) (false) pretence, lame excuse (slang) heroin (Colombia) a type of colored bus in Colombia ==== Noun ==== chiva f (plural chivas, masculine chivo, masculine plural chivos) female equivalent of chivo: young female goat, kid ===== Related terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== chiva f feminine singular of chivo === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chiva inflection of chivar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “chiva”, 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 “chiva”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 chiva | Diccionario • DELE Ahora