noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃiste/plural: chistes
joke (told joke); essence, importance, matter or purpose of something
“El chiste es conseguir trabajo” — the matter (or purpose) is to get a job
Synonyms: broma
Deverbal from chistar (“to joke”), from chist, of imitative origin. Not related to English gist, despite the similar meaning in the second definition.