chiste

See also: chisté and Chistè

Galician

Noun

chiste m (plural chistes)

  1. joke, prank, practical joke
    Synonyms: broma, graza, laracha

Further reading

Macanese

Etymology

From either Galician or Spanish chiste.

Noun

chiste

  1. natural fun, humour
    fazê chisteto poke fun of oneself
    fazê pa chisteto get a laugh
  2. joke
    chiste qui nóm-têm chistehumourless joke
  3. charm
    Sevandizo sã pensá qui onçôm têm tánto chisteThe sycophant who thinks he has much charm
  4. interesting thing(s)
    laia-laia di chisteall kinds of interesting things
  • chistoso (funny; pleasant; attractive)

References

Middle English

Noun

chiste

  1. Alternative form of cheste (chest)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iste
  • Syllabification: chis‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chistar (to joke), from chist, of imitative origin.

Noun

chiste m (plural chistes)

  1. joke (told joke)
    Synonym: broma
  2. essence, importance, matter or purpose of something
    El chiste es conseguir trabajo
    the matter (or purpose) is to get a job
Derived terms

Verb

chiste

  1. inflection of chistar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

Tarantino

Pronoun

chiste m pl

  1. these, these ones
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