chiste

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis̺.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -iste
• Hyphenation: chis‧te

chiste m (plural chistes)

1. joke, prank, practical joke

   Synonyms: broma, graza, laracha

• “chiste”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “chiste” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

From either Galician or Spanish chiste.

chiste

1. natural fun, humour

   fazê chiste ― to poke fun of oneself

   fazê pa chiste ― to get a laugh

2. joke

   chiste qui nóm-têm chiste ― humourless joke

3. charm

   Sevandizo sã pensá qui onçôm têm tánto chiste ― The sycophant who thinks he has much charm

4. interesting thing(s)

   laia-laia di chiste ― all kinds of interesting things

• chistoso (“funny; pleasant; attractive”)

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

chiste

1. alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -iste
• Syllabification: chis‧te

Deverbal from chistar (“to joke”), from chist, of imitative origin. Not related to English gist, despite the similar meaning in the second definition.

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

chiste

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

• “chiste”, 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

chiste m pl

1. these, these ones