chistera
French
Pronunciation
Noun
chistera m (plural chisteras)
- (Basque pelota) basket
Noun
chistera f (plural chisteras)
Further reading
- “chistera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque xistera, from Latin cistella, diminutive of Latin cista.
Noun
chistera f (plural chisteras)
- (colloquial) top hat
- Synonyms: sombrero de copa, chistera, (Southern Cone) galera
- (Basque pelota) basket
Noun
chistera f (plural chisteras)
- female equivalent of chistero (“joker”)
Further reading
- “chistera”, 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