Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chica"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chica \Chi"ca\, n. [Sp.]
A red coloring matter. extracted from the {Bignonia Chica},
used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the
skin.
2. A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a
decoction of maize.
3. A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said
to be the original of the fandango, etc.
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