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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)
- astute, shrewd
- Synonym: furbo
Derived terms
Further reading
- astuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
astūtō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of astūtus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin astūtus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)
- clever; shrewd; sagacious (smart in dealing with practical matters)
- Synonyms: esperto, astucioso, sagaz
- (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/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Syllabification: as‧tu‧to
Adjective
astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)
- cunning, crafty, sly, wily, slick, foxy, artful
- astute, shrewd, smart, clever, canny
- Synonyms: pillo, listo, redomado, inteligente
- sneaky
- Synonym: escurridizo
Derived terms
Further reading