chispa
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Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
chispa m (plural chispas)
Derived terms
- cagar chispas
- chispear
- mala chispa
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chispa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chispa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chispa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Occitan
Noun
chispa f (plural chispas)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ispɐ, -iʃpɐ
- Hyphenation: chis‧pa
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic or else borrowed from Spanish.
Noun
chispa f (plural chispas)
- spark (small particle of glowing matter)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:faísca
- a sudden and brief glow
- Synonyms: cintilação, corisco, lampejo
- (figurative) a brief manifestation of emotion
Derived terms
- chispinha (diminutive), chispazinha (diminutive)
- soltar chispas
Interjection
chispa!
Usage notes
- Normally said to a dog, but can be said to a person, if one wants to demean them.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chispa
- inflection of chispar:
Further reading
- “chispa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “chispa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “chispa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “chispa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “chispa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “chispa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic. Compare with Galician chispa and Portuguese chispa.
Noun
chispa f (plural chispas)
- spark (small particle of glowing matter)
- spark (small burst of electrical discharge)
- chip
- Hay galletas con chispas de chocolate en el mostrador.
- There are chocolate chip cookies on the counter.
- sprinkle
- (colloquial) drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
Derived terms
Adjective
chispa (invariable)
Adjective
chispa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chispa
- only used in se chispa, third-person singular present indicative of chisparse
- only used in te ... chispa, syntactic variant of chíspate, second-person singular imperative of chisparse
Further reading
- “chispa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “chispa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “ser”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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