chispa

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃispɐ]

Noun

chispa m (plural chispas)

1. spark

   Synonyms: faísca, moxena, muxica

2. lightning spark

   Synonyms: apago, lóstrego, raio

3. (figurative) brat

   Synonym: fedello

Derived terms

• cagar chispas
• mala chispa

References

• 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

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Occitan

Noun

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. (vulgar) bitch, harpy

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Portuguese

Etymology

onomatopoeia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.pa/, /ˈʃis.pɐ/, /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/

Noun

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

Derived terms

• chispinha, chispazinha (diminutives)
• soltar chispas

Interjection

1. go away!

Usage notes

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

Verb

chispa

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Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃispa/ [ˈt͡ʃis.pa]

Noun

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)
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

Derived terms

• achispar
• chispa de chocolate
• chispear
• chispo
• tener chispa

Adjective

chispa

1. feminine singular of chispo

Verb

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

Further reading

• “chispa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014