chispero
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃisˈpeɾo/
chispero is spelled C-H-I-S-P-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 185,934th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chispero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a citizen of Maravillas, a neighbourhood of Madrid now called Universidad, in the 19th and early 20th centuries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que labra el hierro”.
What does chispero mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spainmasculinea citizen of Maravillas, a neighbourhood of Madrid now called Universidad, in the 19th and early 20th centuries
- 2
masculineblacksmith
- 3
masculinelighter
- 4
masculinedriver of a small car
- 5
masculinealternative form of chisperío
adjective
- 1
Spainof or pertaining to Maravillas
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que labra el hierro. 2. Persona a cargo de la chispa (pequeño carro que conduce sobre rieles). 3. Identidad castiza de los barrios periféricos y más en concreto del Barrio de Maravillas, en Madrid. 4. Miembro de La Legión Infernal, fuerza militar que tuvo un rol clave en la Revolución de Mayo, en 1810.
noun: 1. Encendedor de chispa, generalmente de forma alargada, que contiene un dispositivo piezoeléctrico gracias al cual se genera una elevada tensión, produciendo un arco eléctrico que enciende una llama de gas. 2. Grupo de chispas que se desprenden a la vez.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chispero
- chisperos plural
- chispera feminine
- chisperas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chispero?
- /t͡ʃisˈpeɾo/
- [t͡ʃisˈpe.ɾo]
- [t͡ʃisˈpeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chispero in Spanish?
chispero appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).