chisme

Spanish

Etymology

From cisma, or perhaps from Latin cīmex, cīmicis. Compare Old Spanish zisme, Portuguese chisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃisme/ [ˈt͡ʃiz.me]

Noun

chisme m (plural chismes)

1. gossip

   Synonyms: (Chile) cahuín, (Chile) copucha, cotilleo, pelambre

   • 2019, Pedro Almodóvar, Dolor y gloria (motion picture), spoken by Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas):

     Alberto, los chismes envejecen, como una persona.

     Alberto, gossip ages, like people.

2. trinket, gadget
3. (colloquial) thingy (something whose name one cannot recall)

Derived terms

• chismear
• chismorrear
• chismorreo
• chismoso