chisme

Spanish

Etymology

From cisma, or perhaps from Latin cīmex, cīmicis. Compare Old Spanish zisme, Portuguese chisme.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃisme/ [ˈt͡ʃiz.me]
  • Rhymes: -isme
  • Syllabification: chis‧me

Noun

chisme m (plural chismes)

  1. gossip
    Synonyms: (Chile) cahuín, (Chile) copucha, cotilleo, pelambre
    revista de chismes ― gossip magazine
    ¡Eso no son más que chismes! ― That's just gossip!
    • 2019, Pedro Almodóvar, Dolor y gloria, spoken by Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas):
      Alberto, los chismes envejecen, como una persona.
      Alberto, gossip ages, like people.
  2. trinket, gadget
  3. (colloquial) thingy (something whose name one cannot recall)

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