chiste
Meaning
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chistar
- to speak, normally in negation
- to call attention
Concepts
funny story
a joke
funny thin
hoaw
joke anecdote
see caer en el chiste
see no veo el chiste
good story
funny remark
jeu d’esprit
hostryinge
Synonyms
chufleta
comentario burlón
buena historia
comentario divertido
pasadita
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
chis‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃiste/
Etymology
Deverbal from chistar (“to joke”), from chist, of imitative origin. Not related to English gist, despite the similar meaning in the second definition.
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