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chiste.

joke (told joke)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃiste/[ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]
  1. joke (told joke)

    masculine
  2. essence, importance, matter or purpose of something

    masculine
    El chiste es conseguir trabajo
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈt͡ʃiste/[ˈt͡ʃis.t̪e]
  1. inflection of chistar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of chistar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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