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only used in se chispen, third-person plural present subjunctive of chisparse
chispero
noun, masculine
a citizen of Maravillas, a neighbourhood of Madrid now called Universidad, in the 19th and early 20th centuries; blacksmith; lighter; driver of a small car; alternative form of chisperío
chispero
adjective
of or pertaining to Maravillas
chisperío
noun, masculine
a group of sparks
chispo
adjective
tipsy (slightly drunk)
sparkling, sizzling, crackling; cracking, zipping
to sizzle
chisporroteo
noun, masculine
spark (of a fire or electrical wire)
to blurt out (something); to forget
chisque
noun, masculine
light, spark (from a lighter)
chisquero
noun, masculine
lighter
to speak, normally in negation; to call attention
chiste
noun, masculine
joke (told joke); essence, importance, matter or purpose of something
to tell jokes
chistera
noun, feminine
top hat; basket
chistero
noun, masculine
funnyman; joketeller; comic
chistorete
noun, masculine
joke; farce
chistorra
noun, feminine
chistorra
chistorrada
noun, feminine
chistorra party; chistorra feast
funnily, comically, amusingly
chistoso
noun, masculine
joker
chistoso
adjective
jocular, funny
chistu
noun, masculine
a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country
chistulari
noun, masculine/feminine
a txistu player
chita
noun, masculine/feminine
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
chite
interjection
shit!
chito
interjection
shh, hush, silence
chitosán
noun, masculine
chitosan
chitreano
adjective
of, from or relating to the city of Chitré, capital of the province of Herrera, Panama
chitreano
noun, masculine
native or inhabitant of the city of Chitré, capital of the province of Herrera, Panama (usually male)
chitón
interjection
shh, mum's the word
chiuque
noun, masculine
chimango caracara
chiva
noun, feminine
blanket, coverlet; goatee, beard; shutout in a game of dominoes; (false) pretence, lame excuse; heroin
chivar
verb
to annoy; to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal
chivarro
noun, masculine
a goat between one and two years of age; a yearling goat
chivatazo
noun, masculine
tip-off
to snitch; to shout; to howl; to holler; to frolic; synonym of chispear
chivato
noun, masculine
a snitch; telltale; informer; stool pigeon; a young goat that is between the ages of 6 months and one year old; a device that warns of an abnormality or draws attention to something
plural of chivato; Those who cooperated with Fulgencio Batista's government denouncing people as revolutionaries or against the regime as well-paid informants; most of them were arrested or executed in the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959.
to gamble with cards or dices, generally wagering money.; to play darts; to make (someone) embarrassed; to blush; to get embarrassed; to escape
chivera
noun, feminine
goatee
chiverre
noun, masculine
chilacayote
chiviado
adjective
counterfeit, rip-off
alternative spelling of chivear
chiviento
adjective
lying
chivillo
noun, masculine
scrub blackbird (Dives warszewiczi); jet black
chivirico
noun, masculine
a strip of fried dough sprinkled with sugar and eaten as a snack
chivirín
noun, masculine
any of a number of species of wren
chivirín de Nava
noun, masculine
Nava's wren, Hylorchilus navai.
chivitería
noun, feminine
a restaurant that serves chivitos
chivito
noun, masculine
diminutive of chivo (“little goat”); chivito, a Uruguayan sandwich
chivo
noun, masculine
goat (animal), kid (young male goat, most often); a male who lives with a prostitute and benefits from her earnings, a pimp; informer, traitor; bicycle; someone from the city
chivo
adjective
cool, awesome (said of a thing)
chivo expiatorio
noun, masculine
scapegoat
chiví
noun, masculine
any warbler of the Myiothlypis genus
chiwchi
noun, masculine/feminine
child; toddler
chií
noun, masculine/feminine
Shii
chií
adjective
Shi'i
chiísmo
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of chiismo
alternative spelling of chinear