astuto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin astūtus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈstu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: a‧stù‧to

Adjective

astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astuti, feminine plural astute, superlative astutissimo)

  1. astute, shrewd
    Synonym: furbo

Derived terms

Further reading

  • astuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

astūtō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of astūtus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astūtus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtu.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃˈtu.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtu.to/

  • Hyphenation: as‧tu‧to

Adjective

astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)

  1. clever; shrewd; sagacious (smart in dealing with practical matters)
    Synonyms: esperto, astucioso, sagaz
  2. (in particular) astute; shrewd; crafty; cunning (quick at seeing how to gain advantage)
    Synonyms: esperto, espertinho, astucioso, finório, ladino, ardiloso, matreiro

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astūtus. Cognate with English astute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈtuto/ [asˈt̪u.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Syllabification: as‧tu‧to

Adjective

astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)

  1. cunning, crafty, sly, wily, slick, foxy, artful
  2. astute, shrewd, smart, clever, canny
    Synonyms: pillo, listo, redomado, inteligente
  3. sneaky
    Synonym: escurridizo

Derived terms

Further reading

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