Where does “chiste” come from?
chiste (Spanish) comes from Spanish chistar, from Spanish chist.
chiste (Spanish): joke; essence, importance, matter or purpose of...
Definitions
- joke; essence, importance, matter or purpose of...
Ancestry of “chiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chistar | to speak, normally in negation; to call attention |
| 2 | Spanish | chist | — |
Words derived from “chiste”