Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis̺.t̪ɪ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#CHISTE
• Rhymes: -isteCategory:Rhymes:Galician/iste#CHISTECategory:Rhymes:Galician/iste/2 syllables#CHISTE
• Hyphenation: chis‧te

Noun

chiste m (plural chistes)Category:Galician lemmas#CHISTECategory:Galician nouns#CHISTECategory:Galician countable nouns#CHISTECategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CHISTECategory:Galician masculine nouns#CHISTECategory:Pages with entries#CHISTECategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHISTE

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

Etymology

From either GalicianCategory:Macanese terms derived from Galician#CHISTE or SpanishCategory:Macanese terms derived from Spanish#CHISTE chiste.

Noun

chisteCategory:Macanese lemmas#CHISTECategory:Macanese nouns#CHISTECategory:Macanese entries with incorrect language header#CHISTECategory:Pages with entries#CHISTECategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHISTE

1. natural fun, humour

   fazê chiste ― to poke fun of oneselfCategory:Macanese terms with collocations#CHISTE

   fazê pa chiste ― to get a laughCategory:Macanese terms with collocations#CHISTE

2. joke

   chiste qui nóm-têm chiste ― humourless jokeCategory:Macanese terms with collocations#CHISTE

3. charm

   Sevandizo sã pensá qui onçôm têm tánto chiste ― The sycophant who thinks he has much charmCategory:Macanese terms with collocations#CHISTE

4. interesting thing(s)

   laia-laia di chiste ― all kinds of interesting thingsCategory:Macanese terms with collocations#CHISTE

References

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

Noun

chisteCategory:Middle English alternative forms#CHISTECategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CHISTECategory:Pages with entries#CHISTECategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHISTE

1. alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

Etymology

Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Spanish#CHISTECategory:Portuguese terms derived from Spanish#CHISTE chiste.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: chis‧te

Noun

chiste m (plural chistes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CHISTECategory:Portuguese nouns#CHISTECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CHISTECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CHISTECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CHISTECategory:Pages with entries#CHISTECategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHISTE

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiste/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CHISTECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CHISTE

• Audio (Colombia):

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  Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#CHISTE
• Rhymes: -isteCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iste#CHISTECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iste/2 syllables#CHISTE
• Syllabification: chis‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chistar (“to joke”)Category:Spanish deverbals#CHISTE, from chist, of imitative origin. Not related to English gist, despite the similar meaning in the second definition.

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

chiste m plCategory:Tarantino lemmas#CHISTECategory:Tarantino pronouns#CHISTECategory:Tarantino entries with incorrect language header#CHISTECategory:Pages with entries#CHISTECategory:Pages with 6 entries#CHISTE

1. these, these ones