Boca Chica

English

Etymology

From Spanish Boca Chica.

• (Rio Grande River): From the low flow of the river at its delta on the Gulf of Mexico, which can completely dry up.

Proper noun

Boca Chica

1. A municipality of the Dominican Republic.
2. A delta in the Rio Grande, United States and Mexico.
   1. An area of Greater Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States.
      1. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Peninsula: a peninsula in Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States.
      2. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Beach: a beach in Boca Chica, Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States.
      3. An unincorporated community in Boca Chica, Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States; in full, Boca Chica Village.

         Synonyms: (former names) Kennedy Shores, Kopernik Shores

         Hypernyms: Starbase, Starbase Texas, Greater Brownsville, Brownsville

      4. Ellipsis of Boca Chica State Park: a park in Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States.
      5. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Highway: a highway in Cameron, Texas, United States.
      6. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Boulevard: a street in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States.
      7. Ellipsis of Boca Chica Spaceport: a spaceport in Greater Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States.

         Synonyms: Brownsville Spaceport, South Texas Spaceport, Starbase Texas, Starbase

         Hyponym: Starbase

   2. A region of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
3. A key in Florida Keys, Caribbean, Florida, United States.
4. A place in Panama.
   1. A village in Boca Chica, San Lorenzo district, Chiriqui, Panama.
   2. A corregimiento in San Lorenzo district, Chiriquí, Panama.

Translations

Dominican Republic

• Spanish: Boca Chica

Mexico-USA

• Spanish: Boca Chica

Panama

• Spanish: Boca Chica

Spanish

Etymology

From boca + chico, literally “little mouth”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌboka ˈt͡ʃika/ [ˌbo.ka ˈt͡ʃi.ka]
• Syllabification: Bo‧ca Chi‧ca

Proper noun

Boca Chica f

1. Boca Chica
   1. a municipality of the Dominican Republic
   2. a delta in the Rio Grande, Mexico and United States
   3. a town in San Lorenzo district, Chiriquí, Panama

Descendants

• English: Boca Chica