chiste
Galician edit
Noun edit
chiste m (plural chistes)
Further reading edit
- “chiste” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “chiste” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
From either Galician or Spanish chiste.
Noun edit
chiste
- natural fun, humour
- fazê chiste ― to poke fun of oneself
- fazê pa chiste ― to get a laugh
- joke
- chiste qui nóm-têm chiste ― humourless joke
- charm
- Sevandizo sã pensá qui onçôm têm tánto chiste ― The sycophant who thinks he has much charm
- interesting thing(s)
- laia-laia di chiste ― all kinds of interesting things
Related terms edit
- chistoso (“funny; pleasant; attractive”)
References edit
Middle English edit
Noun edit
chiste
- Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from chistar (“to joke”), from chist, of imitative origin.
Noun edit
chiste m (plural chistes)
- joke (told joke)
- Synonym: broma
- essence, importance, matter or purpose of something
- El chiste es conseguir trabajo
- the matter (or purpose) is to get a job
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
chiste
- inflection of chistar:
Further reading edit
- “chiste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tarantino edit
Pronoun edit
chiste m pl