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Where does “chivato” come from?

chivato (Spanish) comes from Spanish chivar, from Spanish gibar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

chivato (Spanish): A snitch; telltale; informer; stool pigeon; A...

Definitions

  1. A snitch; telltale; informer; stool pigeon; A...

Ancestry of “chivato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchivarto annoy; to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal
2Spanishgibarto bug; pester; hack off
3Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
4Old Spanish-ar—
5Latin-ō—
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “chivato”

  • vato
  • chivatazo
  • vato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →