A slang term for a child. While it can simply mean kid, it is frequently used pejoratively to describe a bratty or annoying youngster. It is also the name of a native Mexican dog breed (derived from the Nahuatl word for dog, itzcuintli).
That escuincle does not obey me. Let's go visit your sister's escuincles. We have a room full of escuincles.
In Mexico, there are many ways to refer to children: a baby is called a morro, a child between 8 and 13 is an escuincle, and a child between 3 and 7 is a chamaco.
Let's take the chamacos to the park. These chamacos only like to eat candy.
(Salamanca) The act of feeding children, specifically to keep them quiet or pacify them. It carries the humorous implication that hungry kids are like a dangerous pack of animals that need to be tamed with food.
Atalanta your little sister while I finish cleaning.
An affectionate nickname for young boys, typically used in the province of Guadalajara (a region in central Spain). It is the masculine version of the term Calzorrillas.
An affectionate nickname used in Guadalajara (a province in central Spain) for young girls, serving as the female version of Calzorrejas. While meant to be endearing, the word is sometimes prone to vulgar double meanings by those with a dirty mind.
An affectionate nickname for young girls between 6 months and 5 years old. (In the Dominican Republic, this word literally refers to a tarantula, used here to suggest the child is clever or spirited).
woman 1: And how is your daughter? woman 2: She is getting so big, and that cacata is so smart!