chispa

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. (vulgar) bitch, harpy

onomatopoeia

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.pa/, /ˈʃis.pɐ/, /ˈʃiʃ.pɐ/

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)
2. a sudden and brief glow
3. (figuratively) a brief manifestation of emotion

• (spark): See Thesaurus:faísca
• (sudden glow): cintilação, corisco, lampejo

• chispinha, chispazinha (diminutives)
• soltar chispas

chispa!

1. go away!

Normally said to a dog, but can be said to a person, if one wants to demean them.

chispa

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of chispar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of chispar

Onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃispa/

chispa f (plural chispas)

1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)
2. spark (small burst of electrical discharge)
3. (colloquial) drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)

• achispar
• chispear
• chispo
• tener chispa

chispa (plural chispas)

1. (Mexico, colloquial) lively, vivacious, frisky (full of life and energy)
2. (Spain, colloquial) tipsy (slightly drunk)

• “chispa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.