destreza

destreza

English

Etymology

Spanish destreza

Noun

destreza (uncountable)

1. A Spanish type of fencing (duelling sport).

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Galician

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: des‧tre‧za

Noun

destreza f (plural destrezas)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From destro +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾe.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾe.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈtɾe.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾe.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾe.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: des‧tre‧za

Noun

destreza f (plural destrezas)

1. ability; prowess (a high level of capability or skill)

   Synonyms: perícia, habilidade, mestria

2. dexterity (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands)

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Spanish

Etymology

diestro +‎ -eza. Compare Portuguese destreza, Catalan destresa, Italian destrezza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desˈtɾeθa/ [d̪esˈt̪ɾe.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /desˈtɾesa/ [d̪esˈt̪ɾe.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: des‧tre‧za

Noun

destreza f (plural destrezas)

1. skill, adroitness, prowess

   Synonyms: habilidad, facilidad

2. dexterity

Descendants

• → English: destreza

Further reading

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