chiste

See also: chisté and Chistè

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis̺.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -iste
• Hyphenation: chis‧te

Noun

chiste m (plural chistes)

1. joke, prank, practical joke

   Synonyms: broma, graza, laracha

Further reading

• “chiste”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “chiste”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Macanese

Etymology

From either Galician or Spanish chiste.

Noun

chiste

1. natural fun, humour

   fazê chiste ― to poke fun of oneself

   fazê pa chiste ― to get a laugh

2. joke

   chiste qui nóm-têm chiste ― humourless joke

3. charm

   Sevandizo sã pensá qui onçôm têm tánto chiste ― The sycophant who thinks he has much charm

4. interesting thing(s)

   laia-laia di chiste ― all kinds of interesting things

Related terms

• chistoso (“funny; pleasant; attractive”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Middle English

Noun

chiste

1. alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chiste.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.t͡ʃi/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.tɨ/

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

• Hyphenation: chis‧te

Noun

chiste m (plural chistes)

1. joke

   Synonyms: graça, gracejo, facécia, piada, pilhéria

Further reading

• “chiste”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “chiste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]

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• 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)

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

• caer en el chiste
• cuentachistes
• dar en el chiste

Related terms

• chistar
• chistoso

Etymology 2

Verb

chiste

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

Further reading

• “chiste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “chiste”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Tarantino

Pronoun

chiste m pl

1. these, these ones