# chispa
## Galician
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃispɐ]

### Noun

chispa m (plural chispas)
* spark
    Synonyms: faísca, moxena, muxica
* lightning spark
    Synonyms: apago, lóstrego, raio
* (figurative) brat
    Synonym: fedello

#### 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)
* (vulgar) bitch, harpy

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃis.pɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃis.pɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃis.pa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiʃ.pɐ/
* 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!
* go away!

##### 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:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### 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

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃispa/ [ˈt͡ʃis.pa]
* Rhymes: -ispa
* Syllabification: chis‧pa

### 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

* achispar
* chispa de chocolate
* chispazo
* chispear
* chispo
* llave de chispa
* piedra de chispa
* tener chispa

#### Adjective

chispa (invariable)
* (colloquial, Mexico, Colombia) funny
* (colloquial, El Salvador) smart; intelligent

#### Adjective

chispa
* feminine singular of chispo

### 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