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el chaparrito

shorty, little guy

t͡ʃ a p a ˈr i t o
chaparr shorty, short person + ito diminutive (small or affectionate)
noun · masculine Rare #55,749
shorty, little guy An affectionate, colloquial way to address a short man or boy, especially in Mexican Spanish.
SP: Ven aquí, chaparrito.
EN: Come here, little guy.

Pero yo no quiero darte molestias, chaparrito.

But I don’t want to be a bother, shorty.

— Nazarín (1959)

Vas a acabar atropellado, chaparrito.

You're going to get run over, shorty.

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

Perdóname chaparrito lindo, yo también te estimo.

Forgive me, handsome. I care about you too.

— Nazarín (1959)

Adiós chaparrito.

Goodbye, shorty.

— Nazarín (1959)