chiste

/ˈt͡ʃiste/ · B1 · noun · m

joke

😂 Sounds like cheesy: a chiste is often a cheesy joke

Chiste comes from chistar, to make a little sound like chis! to get attention. That is why it also means the point of something: el chiste es practicar means the whole point is to practise.

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