1. A small pig or piglet; used informally or affectionately.
Usage: Spanish origin; informal; primarily used in Latin American English
2. A small coin or a piggy bank (from the pig association); used informally to refer to savings.
Usage: informal; regional

Examples

• The farmer's chanchito was running around the pen.
• She saved her allowance in a ceramic chanchito on her shelf.
• The children laughed at the cute chanchito at the petting zoo.
• He dropped a coin into his chanchito every day.
• The market vendor had several chanchitos for sale.