Take the tour ×  I went to a Mexican restaurant and this is how
my conversation went:  Yo: Quiero un vaso de agua de sandía.
Camarera: ¿Chica o Grande?  Yo: Chica.  Why did the waitress use
"chica" instead of "chico"? Isn't she asking me how big of a cup
I want? Cup is masculine, so I would presume that the adjective
describing it should also be masculine. The waitress also used
the same feminine "chica" with the next customer, so I doubt she
botched up the word.  In general, how do you decide on the
gender of an adjective when its noun is implied?  share|improve
this question It should be "chico" because she is talking about
the cup which is masculine. –  Alfredo Osorio Jul 19 at 17:22
@JorgeCampos tienes razon, nunca me habia puesto a pensarlo. – 
Alfredo Osorio Jul 20 at 1:05 @AlfredoOsorio El vaso sale
sobrando :) La mesera, en este caso, pensó en la manera común de
ordenar de la gente "me da un agua, chica/mediana/grande". – 
Jorge Campos Jul 20 at 1:05 add comment  2 Answers  up vote 3
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