chiste

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See also: chisté and Chistè

Galician

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Noun

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chiste m (plural chistes)

  1. joke, prank, practical joke
    Synonyms: broma, graza, laracha

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From either Galician or Spanish chiste.

Noun

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chiste

  1. natural fun, humour
    fazê chisteto poke fun of oneself
    fazê pa chisteto get a laugh
  2. joke
    chiste qui nóm-têm chistehumourless joke
  3. charm
    Sevandizo sã pensá qui onçôm têm tánto chisteThe sycophant who thinks he has much charm
  4. interesting thing(s)
    laia-laia di chisteall kinds of interesting things
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  • chistoso (funny; pleasant; attractive)

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Middle English

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Noun

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chiste

  1. Alternative form of cheste (chest)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iste
  • Syllabification: chis‧te

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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chiste

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

Further reading

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Tarantino

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Pronoun

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chiste m pl

  1. these, these ones