chispa

Onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃispɐ]

chispa m (plural chispas)

1. spark

   Synonyms: faísca, moxena, muxica

2. lightning spark

   Synonyms: apago, lóstrego, raio

3. (figurative) brat

   Synonym: fedello

• cagar chispas
• chispear
• mala chispa

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chispa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chispa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chispa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. (vulgar) bitch, harpy

• Rhymes: -ispɐ, -iʃpɐ
• Hyphenation: chis‧pa

Onomatopoeic or else borrowed from Spanish.

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:faísca

2. a sudden and brief glow

   Synonyms: cintilação, corisco, lampejo

3. (figurative) a brief manifestation of emotion

chispa!

1. go away!

• Normally said to a dog, but can be said to a person, if one wants to demean them.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

chispa

1. inflection of chispar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “chispa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “chispa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “chispa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “chispa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “chispa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “chispa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃispa/ [ˈt͡ʃis.pa]
• Rhymes: -ispa
• Syllabification: chis‧pa

Onomatopoeic. Compare with Galician chispa and Portuguese chispa.

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)

   Synonyms: centella, chiribita, pavesa

2. spark (small burst of electrical discharge)
3. chip

   Hay galletas con chispas de chocolate en el mostrador.

   There are chocolate chip cookies on the counter.

4. sprinkle
5. (colloquial) drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

chispa (invariable)

1. (colloquial, Mexico, Colombia) funny
2. (colloquial, El Salvador) smart; intelligent

chispa

1. feminine singular of chispo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

chispa

1. only used in se chispa, third-person singular present indicative of chisparse
2. only used in te ... chispa, syntactic variant of chíspate, second-person singular imperative of chisparse

• “chispa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “chispa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “ser”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010