Chico (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃiko]) means small, boy or child in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃiku]).
Chico may refer to:
Places
- Chico, California, a city
- Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community
- Chico, Texas, a town
- Chico, Washington, a census designated place
- Chico Creek, Colorado
- Chico Formation, a Mesozoic geologic formation in the US
- Chico River (disambiguation)
- Río Chico (disambiguation)
- Ch'iqu, or Volcán Chico, a volcano in Bolivia
People
Nickname
- Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (1920–1992), Canadian trumpeter
- Chico Anysio (1931–2012), Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer
- Francisco Aramburu (1922–1997), Brazilian footballer
- Chico Bouchikhi (born 1954), musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings, later leader of Chico & the Gypsies
- Chico Buarque (born 1944), Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet
- Chico (Egyptian artist)
- Chico (footballer, born 1922)
- Chico (footballer, born 1981), Portuguese footballer Francisco José Castro Fernandes
- Chico (footballer, born February 1987), Brazilian footballer Luis Francisco Grando
- Chico (footballer, born 1988)
- Chico (footballer, born 1991), Angolan footballer Carlos Francisco Diassonama Panzo
- Chico (footballer, born 1993), full name Francisco Hyun-sol Kim, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
- Chico (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer Francisco Da Costa Aragao
- Chico (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer Francisco Alves da Silva Neto
- Chico César (born 1964), Brazilian singer, composer and songwriter
- Diego Corrales (1977–2007), American professional boxer
- Chico DeBarge (born 1966), American R&B singer
- Chico Díaz (born 1959), Mexican-born Brazilian actor
- Chico Faria (1949–2004), Portuguese footballer
- Chico Flores (born March 1987), Spanish footballer José Manuel Flores Moreno
- Chico Freeman (born 1949), American jazz musician
- Chico Hamilton (1921–2013), American jazz drummer and bandleader
- Ray "Chico" Hopkins (born 1946), Welsh rugby player
- Chico Maki (1939–2015), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Chico Marx (1887–1961), American comedian, actor, pianist and bandleader, member of the Marx Brothers, born Leonard Marx
- Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. See also Chico Té below.
- Chico Netto (1894–1959), Brazilian footballer
- Washington "Chico" Oliveira (born 1977), half of the Chico & Roberta Brazilian song and dance duo
- Chico Resch (born 1948), Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender and television sportscaster
- Eduardo Rózsa-Flores (1960–2009), Bolivian-Hungarian soldier, journalist, actor and secret agent
- Chico Salmon (1940–2000), Major League Baseball utility player from Panama
- Chico Serra (born 1957), Brazilian Formula One race car driver
- Chico Slimani (born 1971), British singer
- Chico Té (1939–1978), Francisco Mendes was a Guinea-Bissau politician
- Chico Walker (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball catcher
- Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian spiritist medium
Surname
- Gery Chico (born 1956), American lawyer and politician
- Moraíto Chico II (1956–2011), Spanish Flamenco guitarist
- Mariano Chico (1796–1850), Governor of Alta California, Mexico, in 1836
- Matt Chico (born 1983), American former baseball pitcher
Other people
- Chico (artist), American graffiti artist Antonio Garcia, whose tag is "Chico"
- Chico Álvarez (singer) (born Ernesto Peraza), American Latin jazz musician
- Chico Lanete (born 1979), Philippine Basketball Association player
- Chico Science (1966–1997), stage name of Brazilian singer and composer Francisco de Assis França
- Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American newsletter editor and professional wrestler under the ring name Chico Alvarez
- Gabriel Campillo (born 1978), Spanish professional boxer known as "Chico Guapo"
Entertainment
- Chico Escuela, a recurring character played by Garrett Morris on Saturday Night Live
- Chuck Billy (Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), a character created by Mauricio de Sousa and called Chico Bento in Portuguese
- Chico (album), a 1977 album by Chico Freeman
- Chico (film), a 2001 film starring Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, based on his life
- Chico and the Man, a 1970s American television sitcom
- "Chico", a 2004 song by Brant Bjork from the album Local Angel
- "Chico", a 2023 song by Luísa Sonza from the album Escândalo Íntimo
Other
- Chico (Amtrak station), a railroad station in Chico, California
- Chico (cat), a cat who is the narrator of an authorized biography of Pope Benedict XVI
- CHICO (construction company), a Chinese construction company based in Henan
- Chico language
- Chico Senior High School, Chico, California
- California State University, Chico
- Volkswagen Chico, a 1992 concept car
- Cheekies, formerly Chicos, an Australian confectionery
- Operation Chico, a 1958 Civil Defense exercise in California
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Chico
- All pages with titles containing Chico
- Chico's (disambiguation)
- Chic (disambiguation)
- Chica (disambiguation)
- El Chico (disambiguation)
- Chicão (disambiguation)
- Chicoo, an alternate name for the tree Sapodilla
- Chiko Roll, an Australian savoury snack, inspired by the Chinese egg roll and spring rolls
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