Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
chiste. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
chiste, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
chiste in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
chiste you have here. The definition of the word
chiste will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
chiste, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Galician
Noun
chiste m (plural chistes)
- joke, prank, practical joke
- Synonyms: broma, graza, laracha
Further reading
Macanese
Etymology
From either Galician or Spanish chiste.
Noun
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
- chistoso (“funny; pleasant; attractive”)
References
Middle English
Noun
chiste
- Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/
- Rhymes: -iste
- Syllabification: chis‧te
Etymology 1
Deverbal from chistar (“to joke”), from chist, of imitative origin. Not related to English gist, despite the similar meaning in the second definition.
Noun
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
Etymology 2
Verb
chiste
- inflection of chistar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
Tarantino
Pronoun
chiste m pl
- these, these ones