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
• chispear
• 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

Occitan

Noun

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. (vulgar) bitch, harpy

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.pɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.pɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.pa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʃ.pɐ/

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

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic or else borrowed from Spanish.

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 (diminutive), chispazinha (diminutive)
• soltar chispas

 

Interjection

chispa!

1. go away!

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chispa

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

Further reading

• “chispa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “chispa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “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, 2003–2024
• “chispa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “chispa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare with Galician chispa and Portuguese chispa.

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
• chispazo
• chispear
• chispo
• llave de chispa
• piedra de chispa
• tener chispa

 

Adjective

chispa (invariable)

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

Adjective

chispa

1. feminine singular of chispo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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
• “chispa” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
• “ser” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010