prestidigitación

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾestidixitaˈθjon/ [pɾes.t̪i.ð̞i.xi.t̪aˈθjõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾestidixitaˈsjon/ [pɾes.t̪i.ð̞i.xi.t̪aˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pres‧ti‧di‧gi‧ta‧ción

Noun

prestidigitación f (plural prestidigitaciones)

prestidigitation, sleight of hand, legerdemain (manual dexterity in the execution of tricks)
Synonym: escamoteo
(figuratively) sleight of hand, legerdemain

Further reading

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

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