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chiripa: fluke (lucky or improbable occurrence); Blattella germanica (German roach)
chiripero: Pertaining to a small political coalition in Venezuela in 1993
chiripiolca: nervous breakdown; epileptic seizure; mental meltdown
chiripiorca: nervous breakdown; epileptic seizure; large tantrum; mental meltdown
chiripá: a triangular shawl worn on the waist in gaucho culture; diaper
chirisuya: a Peruvian woodwind instrument similar to a chirimia, with a slightly conical bore, and usually with six valves
chirivisco: a thin person
chirivisco: stick
chirivisco: thin
chirivía: parsnip
chirizo: curly-haired
chirlar: to waffle loudly
chirlo: cut; slash; scar
chirmol: sour sauce consisting mainly of roasted tomatoes, onions and lime juice, sometimes also containing roasted garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper and often spicy; salty and sour sauce consisting most importantly of tomato, onion and cilantro
chiroca: white-edged oriole (Icterus graceannae)
chiroco: a kind of one-man band playing the panflute and the drum simultaneously
chirola: prison, jail
chirolón: a big marble
chirona: nick; can (jail)
chiroquero: drywaller
chiroteada: Instance of messing around; play
chirotear: to frolic, romp, caper
chirrango: rag; tatter; especially patched clothes
chirri: joint
chirriado: chirp, squeak, wheek, creak, chirrup, screak
chirriante: creaky, squeaky
chirriar: to squeak, to creak, to screech (to emit a short, high-pitched sound); to chirp (to make a short, sharp, cheerful note); to be grating or abrasive
chirrido: chirp, squeak, wheek, creak, chirrup, screak, eek, chirr
chirrinche: an alcoholic beverage made from molasses or panela
chirrionera: whip snake
chirrión: two-wheeled cart; thick leather whip; leafless plant stem
chirula: a type of small flute from the Basque Country
chiscar: to light (a cigar or cigarette)
chiscasquil: chaya tree, Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
chisgarabís: whippersnapper; young'un
chisguete: shot; sip (of a drink, especially wine); spurt; tube of paste, cream, or ointment
chisguetear: to pour paste, cream, or an ointment from a tube
chisme: gossip; trinket, gadget; thingy (something whose name one cannot recall)
chisme: bedbug
chismear: to chat, gossip
chismerío: synonym of chismorreo
chismografía: gossip
chismol: salty and sour salad consisting most importantly of tomato, onion, sweet pepper and culantro
chismorrear: to gossip
chismorreo: gossip
chismosear: to gossip; to chat
chismoso: nosy; curious
chismoso: a gossip, informer, tattler
chispa: funny; smart; intelligent
chispa: spark (small particle of glowing matter); spark (small burst of electrical discharge); chip; sprinkle; drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)
chispa: only used in se chispa, third-person singular present indicative of chisparse
chispa de chocolate: chocolate chip; chocolate sprinkle
chispando: only used in se ... chispando, syntactic variant of chispándose, gerund of chisparse
chispar: only used in se ... chispar, syntactic variant of chisparse
chisparse: to escape
chispazo: spark
chispe: only used in me chispe, first-person singular present subjunctive of chisparse
chispeante: sparkling, sparkly, glimmering
chispear: to spark; to sprinkle; to spit (rain in fine droplets); (El Salvador, colloquial) to splash (something or someone);
chispemos: only used in nos chispemos, first-person plural present subjunctive of chisparse