English

Proper noun

the Chicago skyline

Chicago

1. A large city located on Lake Michigan in northeastern Illinois, USA.

Synonyms

• Chi (slang)
• Chiraq (US, slang)
• Chi-Town (informal)
• Hogtown (US, informal)
• Shitcago (vulgar, derogatory)
• The Windy City (informal)

Derived terms

Usage notes

• In Chicago-related contexts, the word Chicago is often used to refer to certain attributes conventionally associated with the city, such as being tough and hearty, bustling and diverse, or ruthless and corrupt.
  • 1987 December 7, “Welcome Back, Amphitheatre”, in Chicago Tribune, page 20:

    And, in a uniquely Chicago way, it was host for a perpetual, cosmopolitan feast of sights, sounds and smells.

  • 1994 April 22, Vincent M. Lizzo, “City of Rain”, in Chicago Reader:

    Some of our real police-type deputies set up a deal on him and took him down in just two days. A very Chicago kind of crime, complete with a moral: the police don't tolerate outsiders messing on their turf.

  • 2004, Elizabeth Canning Blackwell, Frommer's Portable Chicago, 4th edition, ISBN 0764568841, page 81:

    Heavy, filling and very Chicago, Mr. Beef really hops during lunchtime, when dusty construction workers and suit-wearing businessmen crowd in for their meaty fix.

Translations

References

1. ↑ Dialects Of Illinois, Chicago samples 3 and 6
2. ↑ Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's pronunciation of the city's name
3. ↑ Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's pronunciation of the city's name

Catalan

Proper noun

Chicago m

1. Chicago

Dutch

Proper noun

Chicago ?

1. Chicago (US city)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃikaːɡoː]
• Hyphenation: Chi‧ca‧go

Proper noun

Chicago

1. Chicago

Declension

Derived terms

• chicagói

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English, from Miami or Potawatomi shikaakwa ‎(“wild onion, leek; striped skunk”), via the French transcription Chécagou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiˈka.ɡo/, [ʃiˈkäːɡo], /tʃiˈka.ɡo/, [t͡ʃiˈkäːɡo]
• Hyphenation: Chi‧cà‧go

Proper noun

Chicago f

1. Chicago (a city in Illinois)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Chicago.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈka.ɡu/

Proper noun

Chicago f

1. Chicago (a city in Illinois, United States of America)

Spanish

Proper noun

Chicago ?

1. Chicago (large US city)

Tatar

Proper noun

Chicago

1. Chicago

Declension

References