chistera
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃisˈteɾa/
chistera is spelled C-H-I-S-T-E-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chistera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “top hat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chistero (“joker”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cestilla angosta por la boca y ancha por abajo, que llevan los pescadores para echar los peces”.
What does chistera mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininetop hat
- 2
femininebasket
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chistero (“joker”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cestilla angosta por la boca y ancha por abajo, que llevan los pescadores para echar los peces. 2. Sombrero de copa alta estropeado y viejo. 3. Sombrero de ala estrecha y copa alta, casi cilíndrica y plana por encima, generalmente forrado de felpa de seda negra.
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 chistera
- chisteras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chistera?
- /t͡ʃisˈteɾa/
- [t͡ʃisˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [t͡ʃisˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chistera in Spanish?
chistera appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).