chisme

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chisme

[ˈt͡ʃisme]

Rhymes with is.me

Where it comes from

De origen incierto. La RAE sugiere el latín cimex, "chinche". Otras fuentes, como el filólogo Yákov Malkiel (1953), proponen en cambio el latín schisma, "división".

noun chismes

Rumor o noticia que se propaga con maledicencia o picardía.
Similar: chimento
Spain Objeto cuyo nombre se desconoce, se ha olvidado o cuya especie no puede desvelarse.
Similar: baratija, cacharro, coso, marinola, trasto
Mal hábito de darse a la tarea de propagar habladurías generalmente sin fundamento.

In English

gossip idle talk
whatchamacallit any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember
knack a petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack
hickey referring to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled
gizmo thingy
thingy a thing

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"chisme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chisme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chisme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/chisme

Chicago

"chisme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/chisme.

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@misc{chisme_2026,
  title = {chisme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/chisme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}