chispa

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃispɐ]

Noun

chispa m (plural chispas)

  1. spark
    Synonyms: faísca, moxena, muxica
  2. lightning spark
    Synonyms: apago, lóstrego, raio
  3. (figurative) brat
    Synonym: fedello

Derived terms

  • cagar chispas
  • mala chispa

References


Occitan

Noun

chispa f (plural chispas)

  1. (vulgar) bitch, harpy

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃis.pɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃis.pa/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

chispa f (plural chispas)

  1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:faísca
  2. a sudden and brief glow
    Synonyms: cintilação, corisco, lampejo
  3. (figurative) a brief manifestation of emotion
Derived terms
  • chispinha (diminutive), chispazinha (diminutive)
  • soltar chispas

Interjection

chispa!

  1. go away!
Usage notes
  • Normally said to a dog, but can be said to a person, if one wants to demean them.

Verb

chispa

  1. inflection of chispar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃispa/ [ˈt͡ʃis.pa]
  • Rhymes: -ispa
  • Syllabification: chis‧pa

Noun

chispa f (plural chispas)

  1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)
  2. spark (small burst of electrical discharge)
  3. chip
    Hay galletas con chispas de chocolate en el mostrador.
    There are chocolate chip cookies on the counter.
  4. sprinkle
  5. (colloquial) drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Derived terms

Adjective

chispa

  1. feminine singular of chispo

Verb

chispa

  1. only used in se chispa, third-person singular present indicative of chisparse
  2. only used in te ... chispa, syntactic variant of chíspate, second-person singular imperative of chisparse

Further reading

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