chite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English shit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃite/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: chi‧te

Interjection

¡chite!

1. (New Mexico, vulgar) shit!

References

• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• “chite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014