chica loca
/t͡ʃika loka/from spelling rules
The English phrase "crazy girl" is translated into Spanish as chica loca.
You may also use loca de remate as an idiom to emphasize that a girl is truly or completely crazy.
Which one should you use?
While chica loca is a common way to say "crazy girl", using loca alone as a nickname can be more affectionate or more insulting depending on the tone. For a more intense description, chica desquiciada implies that the girl is unhinged or mentally unstable.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some regions of Latin America, such as Venezuela, you may hear Chama locota to refer to a girl or a young woman acting in an extreme sense of craziness.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective loca must agree in gender with the noun chica.
Did you know?
- While loca is the standard word for 'crazy', the term desquiciada literally refers to something being knocked out of its 'quicio' or door-hinge.
- The term loca de remate uses the word remate, which literally means 'the finish' or 'the end' of something, like the end of a joke or a song.
- Depending on the country, describing a girl as está loca suggests a temporary state, while es loca implies a permanent personality trait.
Examples in context
- ¿Viste a María ayer? Estaba como una chava locota bailando en el centro.Did you see María yesterday? She was like a crazy girl dancing in the town square.
- Esa chica loca no para de bailar.That crazy girl does not stop dancing.
- Mi hermana es una chica loca.My sister is a crazy girl.
- ¡Eres una chica loca!You are a crazy girl!
Example conversation
Mateo and María are laughing about a funny story.
- MateoMaría, eres una chica loca.María, you are a crazy girl.
- María¡Es verdad, Mateo!It is true, Mateo!
- MateoMe haces reír mucho.You make me laugh a lot.
- MaríaSiempre soy muy divertida.I am always very funny.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
