astucia

See also: astúcia

Galician

Alternative forms

• astrucia, estrucia

Etymology

Attested since 1807. From Latin astūtia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [asˈtuθjɐ], (western) [asˈtusjɐ]

Noun

astucia f (plural astucias)

1. cunning, astuteness
2. trick; stratagem
3. sign
4. antics

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “astucia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “astucia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “astucia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astutia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /asˈtuθja/ [asˈt̪u.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asˈtusja/ [asˈt̪u.sja]
• Rhymes: -uθja
• Rhymes: -usja
• Syllabification: as‧tu‧cia

Noun

astucia f (plural astucias)

1. cunning, guile, slyness, craftiness, cunningness, wiliness, canniness
2. astuteness

Derived terms

• astucia en el juego (“gamesmanship”)

 

Related terms

• astuto

 

Further reading

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