Where does “chiste” come from?

chiste (Spanish) comes from Spanish chistar, from Spanish chist.

chiste (Spanish): joke; essence, importance, matter or purpose of...

Definitions

  1. joke; essence, importance, matter or purpose of...

Ancestry of “chiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchistarto speak, normally in negation; to call attention
2Spanishchist—

Words derived from “chiste”

Every word from Spanish chist →Every word from Spanish chistar →