chistu

== Neapolitan == === Determiner === chistu (feminine chesta, masculine plural chisti, feminine plural cheste) alternative form of chisto (“this”) == Sicilian == === Alternative forms === cuistu, quistu (Salintinu) === Etymology === From Latin (ec)cistu(m), contraction of eccum (“here he is”) +‎ iste (“he, that”). Compare Corsican questu, Italian questo, Neapolitan chisto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈki.st̪u/, [ˈki.st̪u], [ˈki.ʃt̪ʊ] Rhymes: -ist̪u, -iʃt̪ʊ Hyphenation: chì‧stu === Adjective === chistu (feminine singular chista, masculine and feminine plural chisti) this === Pronoun === chistu m (f chista, plural chisti) this, this one ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === == Spanish == === Alternative forms === txistu === Etymology === Borrowed from Basque txistu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃistu/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪u] Rhymes: -istu Syllabification: chis‧tu === Noun === chistu m (plural chistus) (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country === Further reading === “chistu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025