ちっちゃこい

i-adjective

small; little; tiny

Dialectal (Hokkaido, Tohoku) and colloquial adjective meaning 'small' or 'little', similar to 小さい but with a cute or folksy feel. Often used in casual speech.

See also: ちっちゃい

• この犬いぬ、ちっちゃこくてかわいいね。

  This dog is so tiny and cute, isn't it?

• ちっちゃこい頃ころはよくここで遊あそんだもんだ。

  When I was little, I used to play here a lot.