noun
- Plural of chanchito; small pigs or piglets, especially in Spanish-speaking contexts.
- Plural of chanchito; a type of small edible crustacean found in South American waters.
Usage: Spanish loanword; informal; primarily used in Latin American English
Usage: regional; culinary term
Examples
- The farmer raised several chanchitos on his small farm.
- The children watched the chanchitos playing in the mud.
- At the market, they sold fresh chanchitos for the evening meal.
- The recipe called for chanchitos as a key ingredient in the traditional dish.