chica 小妞来自拉丁语ciccum, 即chickpea. 后该词进入西班牙语，指小妞，小男孩。
- chica (n.)
- "young girl," U.S. slang, c.2002, from American Spanish chica "girl," fem. of chico "boy," noun use of adjective meaning "small" (here used as an affectionate term of address), from Latin ciccum, literally "chick-pea," figurative of an object of little value (compare Old French chiche).
