>>I heard it used a lot in Uruguay as in espere un chiquito...wait a minute, moment, or a bit or something like that. Meant to add that I've heard chiquitito used a lot too but in Columbia and Costa Rica and it was (can't remember what you call it) a familiar?
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>>Just remembered: diminutative like in 'my little one' :o)
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>Yes but in the context used in Epitafios is more like "kiddo" but in a contemptuous way

Ok. I didn't notice the contemtuous manner but that may have been during one of his interrogations perhaps? Or perhaps when he was talking to the younger cop - there were times where he was pretty rude to him.