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I don't know if I spelled that right, I took a guess. My daughter was at the grocery store and a gentleman from Mexico, at least I hope he was a gentleman, said "Excuse me, Chicquita." to her as they passed in the store doorway.

 

Is that a good thing? What does it mean? Did I spell it right?

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I don't know if I spelled that right, I took a guess. My daughter was at the grocery store and a gentleman from Mexico, at least I hope he was a gentleman, said "Excuse me, Chicquita." to her as they passed in the store doorway.

 

Is that a good thing? What does it mean? Did I spell it right?

 

I don't know if it's spelled right, but it means little girl.

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Chiquita-- meaning: little girl

 

but the nuance is "sweet little girl"

 

If she is young it is a gentle term, if she is "of age" it is not necessarily rude, but it could be depending on the attitude and tone of voice.

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I don't know if I spelled that right, I took a guess. My daughter was at the grocery store and a gentleman from Mexico, at least I hope he was a gentleman, said "Excuse me, Chicquita." to her as they passed in the store doorway.

 

Is that a good thing? What does it mean? Did I spell it right?

"Chica" is girl, so "chiquita" is sort of like "little girl" or "missy" -- it's like saying "honey" in the south here.. the sort of thing a random grownup will call a child whose name he doesn't know. But now I've got the banana song going through my head! ;)

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I think of bananas when I hear the word chiquita. And of course, the Chiquita banana commercial song then runs through my head.

 

Anyway, when I got my tattoo on my ankle a few years ago, I asked the tattoo artist what some of the weirdest tattoos were she had done. And she said she had a guy who wanted the Chiquita banana logo tattooed on his.... you know..... his "banana". :w00t: And he wasn't the only client who had his banana tattooed.

Michelle T

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